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...center of Germany's Rheingau wine region is Rüdesheim, a charming town of 10,000. I visited last August, days before the hordes descended for the annual wine festival. My first stop was with Johannes Leitz of the Josef Leitz Weingut (winery). Leitz has been called one of the superstars of the region for his complex, naturally made wines...
Heinrich Breuer of Georg Breuer Weingut also granted me an audience. Standing among the 1,200-liter Stücken (large oval wine casks made of oak), I commented that his cellar was unusually warm. He explained that he dislikes the now ubiquitous modern technique of temperature control, which often promotes fruitier wines. "It's as if your children were brought up with no fresh air," he says. His wines--even his Spatbürgunder (Pinot Noir)--are exciting...
...contrast, domestic tipplers can buy directly from the wineries at just a fraction of the price. So if you're visiting Vienna, do as the Viennese do and pick up a bottle of Gr?ner Veltliner Lamm from Weingut Hirsch or a Zweigelt F?llikberg from Weingut Kollwentz-R?merhof. Prepare to be surprised...
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