Well, today we are entering the
Bizzaro-Zone. Last week, in a local supermarket (with a relatively nice wine
selection) I spotted something I never deliberately or voluntarily had in my
life. A red blend officially made of grapes resp. base wines from two different
countries. From Pécs Region in Hungary:
Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. From Fellbach in Württemberg Region in Germany:
Lemberger and Cabernet Dorio (a modern hybrid of Cabernet Sauvignon x
Dornfelder). Apparently it is suppose to be a wine to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pécs-Fellbach town-twinning. Created was this blend by the Institute of Viticulture
and Enology at the University
of Horticulture and Food
Industry in Pécs and the Fellbacher Weingärtner (a pretty large cooperative wine
producer in Württemberg Region). The bottling itself took place in Fellbach. The
wine is declared as: “Wein aus der der Europäischen Gemeinschaft" (for you
German speakers out there; I guess the double “der” on the label was just a
misprint). Enough blathering! I really can’t tell you more about this
creation, because there wasn’t all too much input on the web.
