Nice to read a post about a white wine other than Riesling, I do enjoy your tasting notes and news about THE noble Kaiser of white grapes; but at times one must try or write about something different.
I was surprised to read about a Grauburgunder being grown & produced in Rheinhessen as that for me has been either Muller-Thurgau or Riesling area. Yes Baden seems to be where both Grau and Weissburgunder are doing well with there being the right kind of soil & wine making techniques.
That wine does sound intriguing though with the Orangeat, nut oil & ground pepper & rough honey texture; as it does sound different than your average Pinot Gris/Grauburgunder. I did have a pretty unusual Pinot Grigio from North Italy this summer I don't remember if it was Sud-Tirol (Alto Adige) or Trentino.
It was a rich and smooth wine, and a departure from the 'standard' Italian Pinot Grigio; I have also drunk some interesting bottles of Szürkebarát (Grey Friar) as it is called in Hungary from Badacosy and Aszar-Neszmely can be pretty good. No tasting notes, sorry!
Grauburgunder, a grape with many faces
Hello Torsten
Nice to read a post about a white wine other than Riesling, I do enjoy your tasting notes and news about THE noble Kaiser of white grapes; but at times one must try or write about something different.
I was surprised to read about a Grauburgunder being grown & produced in Rheinhessen as that for me has been either Muller-Thurgau or Riesling area. Yes Baden seems to be where both Grau and Weissburgunder are doing well with there being the right kind of soil & wine making techniques.
That wine does sound intriguing though with the Orangeat, nut oil & ground pepper & rough honey texture; as it does sound different than your average Pinot Gris/Grauburgunder. I did have a pretty unusual Pinot Grigio from North Italy this summer I don't remember if it was Sud-Tirol (Alto Adige) or Trentino.
It was a rich and smooth wine, and a departure from the 'standard' Italian Pinot Grigio; I have also drunk some interesting bottles of Szürkebarát (Grey Friar) as it is called in Hungary from Badacosy and Aszar-Neszmely can be pretty good. No tasting notes, sorry!
Cheers!
Solomon Mengeu