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German| Date: 2004-08-04 14:30:03 |
| From: Larry A. Verhasselt |
Subject: Re: lighter, sweeter wines (was: |
| Hi do you have a more specific address for this " reinhold" ? kind regards Larry A.Verhasselt +32(0)475457447 On Aug 4, 2004, at 2:00 PM, Robert Walentiny wrote: > hi jim > > the winninger uhlen "spätlese" (last harvest) or "auslese" (selection) > made > by > reinhold löwenstein belongs to the most exciting and exotic riesling > wines > that i'd ever drunk. this wine comes from one of the most phenomenal > wineyards you can imagine. > this is not a wine-yard, but a wine-wall, only workable by > circus-acrobates > or alpinists. whow! the wines are liquid honey mixed with exotic > fruits.one > of the best wine criticists all over the world, michel bettane, from > the > "revue du vin de france" meant that the wines made by reinhold would > be the > best white wines he'd ever tasted. > the 2001 and 2002 are sold out. perhaps you can find some 2002 at > gcs@pt.lu > or in germany, k&u, nürnberg. good luck. > > robert > -----Message d'origine----- > De : wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de]De la > part de jim rose > Envoyé : mercredi 4 août 2004 12:22 > À : wineforum@wein-plus.com > Objet : [wineforum] Re: lighter, sweeter wines (was: > > > Hi David and others, > How I got myself into this 'forum' is puzzling, however I do find the > comments very interesting and informative. > Now that I have the chance to reach many wine enthusiasts, one of you > may be > able to help me out. > I recently tasted a white wine with the labelled title of; > MOSEL SAAR RUWER > WINNINGER UHLEN ZINSLEFE. > I wouldn't bet on the last name being absolutely correct, however it > is my > best interpretation of the very stylised writing on the bottle. > Reason I'm asking is that this wine was served at a small family > gathering, > none of whom are wine 'buffs' and none except myself would claim to > enjoy > wine specifically. > I quizzed the hostess who could not remember where it was purchased > from. > I found the wine a delight, slightly sweet and sparkling, almost > perfect for > my palate (which is not an experts palate by any means) and I would > dearly > like to purchase some for my self. > Can anyone offer help ? > Jim Rose. >> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Williams" <boscastle@t-online.de> > To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 10:17 AM > Subject: [wineforum] RE: lighter, sweeter wines (was: > > >> Hi John, hi Sigi and hi others reading and writing on the subject of >> lighter, sweeter wines. >> >> This subject seems to have shifted to Mosel wines (as opposed to > Nyetimber, >> an English sparkling wine about which I gave info about the vineyard >> in > West >> Sussex, England). However to return to the Mosel. You're right >> Sigi, the >> Weingut with the name Haart is towards the end of the Goldtrvpfen site > and >> belongs to Reinhart Haart, an old winery founded some time ago and > currently >> run by Herr Theo Haart. (Don't confuse it with Johannes Haart, >> another old >> winery originating from the same family and also in Piesport). Anyone >> commenting on Reinhart Haart's quality wines is right - he's one of >> the > few >> growers who limits grape output which, in simple language, means it >> is far >> easier to produce a GOOD wine. (I understand he produces about 2,500 >> bottles per acre from Riesling whereas far too many growers would go >> for > up >> to double that amount, repeat double that amount. >> >> If you're interested in Reinhart Haart he has a website at >> www.haart.de >> (Can I stress I have NO contact with him). However the current owner, > Theo >> Haart is a bit naughty. His website implies he owns the Piesporter >> Goldtrvpfen vineyard (see Classified Sites on his website) - HE DOES >> NOT. >> Goldtrvpchen, one of several sites in Piesport which I have previously >> listed, is 82.3 hectacres in size. (An hectacre is about 2= acres). > Theo >> Haart works 13 hectacres. The rest of the site is work by other >> growers > and >> there are at least 5 to my knowlege which is not encyclopaedic. So >> let's >> hope that is clear. Now we come on to wine reviews, etc. >> >> From what I have explained you might now begin to realize that 99% of >> the >> wine reviews you read ARE TOTAL BUNKUM AND RUBBISH. There is >> absolutely no >> point at all for a wine reviewer to write in glowing terms about this >> or >> that's 1988 So-and-So Bla Bla Riesling (or whatever) UNLESS the >> reviewer > can >> also say something knowledgable about the vineyard - how big it is, >> how > many >> people work it and something about their output! And that's what they > can't >> do because they have no knowledge of the local language, can't >> converse >> (except in English) and can't read things like local wine organization >> literature. Sorry but that's the bitter, bitter truth! David Williams >> (Ludwigsburg, southern Germany). >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de]On >> Behalf Of Markgrdfler - Weinservice >> Sent: 02 August 2004 14:47 >> To: wineforum@wein-plus.de >> Subject: [wineforum] Re: lighter, sweeter wines (was: >> >> >> >>> The Goldtropfchen is a huge vineyard of high quality and has >> probably >>> dozens >>> of owners. >>> >>> Best, John Trombley >>> >> >> hi john, >> it's about 80 hectares...and probably the best vineyard in piesport. >> by the way...direct in front of it is the winery of reinhold haart. >> >> regards sigi >> >> This message was created using the Web-based forum : >> www.wein-plus.com/forum/ >> --- >> Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (www.grisoft.com). >> Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 03/02/2004 >> >> --- >> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (www.grisoft.com). >> Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 03/02/2004 >> >> > |
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