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From there it was on to the lovely town of Eisenstadt where we sampled the regional specialties of Burgenland at the Palace Esterhazy, the country estate of this noble Austro/Hungarian family.As we drove through the countryside it was fascinating to see very few power...

Our trip began with a visit to a classic Heuriger, or local winery/restaurant where they serve the wine the make. So we got to visit with the winemaker and his family who also served as chef, waiter and host for the entourage. The warm welcoming atmosphere of the...

I visited Austria as part of a group of approx. 100 writers, sommeliers and restaurateurs from some 35 countries who were brought together by the Austrian Wine Marketing Board for a total immersion in the state of the wine industry here. (That's me, Willi Klinger the...

We had the pleasure of attending our third "Meet the Winemakers of Greece" event in NY on May 19 put on by our friends Sophia Perpera and George Athanas of All About Greek Wine and sampling the new offerings. One theme came out very strongly...they are experimenting...

For a second straight week, the Wall Street Journal highlighted a couple of our clients. In the Weekend Edition's "Tastings" section story titled "Singing the ABC's of Wine"...G was for "Grüner Veltliner. Austria's signature white, far more widely available now than...

Eric Felten covered Absinthe in the May 9/10 weekend edition with a front page photo and jump to a great rating and review of Mata Hari. To give some perspective for those of you overseas, this kind of coverage is a major PR coup in the US. Eric is a very influential...

I’m at the airport ruminating on this year’s WSWA. It was mentioned that there were about 200 fewer attendees than in years past and that companies like Southern Wine and Spirits only brought one or two folks from each state. Add to that the recent wide scale layoffs...

I had just finished Alice Feiring's book, "The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from Parkerization" and was looking forward to meeting her on Wednesday at the Darcy and Huber tasting. D & H are a new import company bringing in wines from the...