Go East! ... or short 39 glipses behind the you know what ...

 ... well, the headline says already far too much about the humongous ignorance and the insatiable thirst of the author. No real news, I fear! To prevent me from writing even more nonsense ... which is absolutely impossible to achive, I'd like to keep this introduction as short as possible!  39 glimpses in 2023 were far too many to process in an adequate manner. As you are about to see right after this ... (having written that, there were quite a few spectacular viewings with tons of unique character and captivating flavour patterns ... so I'd go for it, if I were you) ...

"Pinot weit weg" goes Prowein ... inkl. ein wenig Koshu

Nach gar nicht so wenigen Jahren der Abwesenheit hat es mich endlich mal wieder auf die Prowein verschlagen! Da habe ich mir gedacht: eine gute Gelegenheit viele potentiell interessante „Pinots weit weg“ probieren zu können! Leider, wie nicht selten bei solchen Großmessen, gab es viel Schatten und nur all zu wenige Lichtstrahlen, die sich durch die Wolkendecke der pinot'igen Belanglosigkeit  hindurch kämpfen konnten.

Back to the Eastern Danube: La Sapata Feteasca Regala 2011, Colinele Dobrogei IG

Today’s wine was made from a classical Danube Delta Hills varietal named Feteasca Regala. Presumably a natural hybrid of Kövérszölö and Fetească Alba (White Maiden Grape). The Sapata project is thought to be a Romanian-Italian-Collaboration under the supervision of Di Filippo Azienda Agraria from Umbria. The Romanian estate in Colinele Dobrogei practises organic and biodynamic agriculture. Like the back label taught me: even with “horses for working the soil”. Nice one! Let’s check it out.

Black Girlie Juice from Romania: Prince Stirbey Feteasca Neagra 2008, Dragasani

Sometimes, or more than just sometimes, Feteasca Neagra or Black Maiden Grape produces wines which have a high horror potential! If I may say so! Pretty often this grape results in thick, fruitful, sweet and oliy dark red wines full of flaws and with guaranteed headache performance on “The Day After”. Luckily, today's Feteasca Neagra was different.