From India to London from London to Szekszárd. The roar of the lion. A day to remember: “My son wants to become a winemaker too”. Into the lions cave. Single vineyard approach, we shall see. Szekszárd is fantastic, settling down. Chile could be interesting…

The first wine of 2010, almost 200 wine makers from the Weinviertel showcase their wines. Fantastic venue, the Hofburg.

What does DAC stand for? Based on the spiciness (or pfefferl) yet so many different styles emerge.

Family winery; Domaine Paul Pernot. Classic labels, volume yet precision fruit and great, intelligent oak use. Skip French breakfast – have some Folatieres! Take reds when you want whites, too. Puligny Montrachet the epitome how a Chardonnay should be or is it the unique, inimitable terroir?!

It seems that Brazil might become a key market for the wines of Uruguay. Considering there is much less vitis vinifera planted for quality wine but also the commercial relationship regarding the exported goods. Yet I also believe in the strong domestic market as the local consumption is high (over 30 litres / capita) and increasing number of good restaurant, matching Tannat & Co with the fantastic food. Montevideo the centre of the wine making is also close to Buenos Aires the Argentinean capital (closer then Mendoza).

One day at the London Wine Fair (LIWSF) is just not enough. A lot of interesting wines, passionate producers, people from the trade, friends and much more. I met briefly Erich Krutzler originally from Austria today in charge with the Marof winery in Slovenia, he was enthusiastic about the changes and developments of his “new” country. On that day I missed out to visit Slovenian producers, wine makers and to taste their wine but was lucky enough to make up for this…

Stunning architecture from outside, impressive cellar from the inside, high-tech modern equipment, state of the art winery, great wines with personality. Summarizing in one sentence Cos in the Saint Estéphe commune of Bordeaux.

On the foothill of the Leitha mountain from the town of Grosshöflein through Eisenstadt along the B50), Purbach, Jois to the north eastern tip of the lake Neusiedl and the same town stretches this new DAC region.

The Esterházy house dates back to the 14. century. A noble, aristocratic family possessing properties around the Lake Neusiedel and beyond.

It probably not the boldest move to start with, but I must confess. I never really liked sherry, none of them, low acidity, most of them bone dry, high alcohol, some had a weird salt drive to them others nutty, pine raisin like and you name it. Yes, nothing too good to start with, but it all changed.

Furmint is under the top 5 white grape varieties when it comes to quality wine making in the world.