Beilstein, Germany, Hikes in Germany, Hiking, Mesenich, Wine

Wine & Hike: Beilstein-Mesenich

Mulling over quantum mechanics and hiking and then discovering a superb weingut. Continue reading Wine & Hike: Beilstein-Mesenich

Beilstein, Germany, Hikes in Germany, Hiking, Wine

Wine & Hike: Beilstein-Bruttig-Ernst

Reaping the rewards of American public television. Continue reading Wine & Hike: Beilstein-Bruttig-Ernst

Art, Drunken Masterpieces, Florence, Italy, Wine

Drunken Masterpieces: Uffizi Gallery

Having beers with Savonarola Continue reading Drunken Masterpieces: Uffizi Gallery

Germany, Hikes in Germany, Hiking, Wine, Zell

Zeller Schwarze Katz Hike

1863 was the turning point of the US Civil War. But this is not about that. It’s about a wine tradition that was born in Germany that same year. Continue reading Zeller Schwarze Katz Hike

Beer, Bernkastel-Kues, Castles, Christmas Market, German Beer, Germany, Glühwein, Wine

Weihnachtsmarkt: Bernkastel-Kues

Re-kindling the Christmas Market spirit in a jewel on the Mosel River Continue reading Weihnachtsmarkt: Bernkastel-Kues

Bacharach, Beer, Castles, German Beer, Germany, Hikes in Germany, Hiking, Oberwesel, Rüdesheim, St. Goar, Wine

Romantic Rhine and the Most Surreal Beer Festival Ever

One of Germany’s beautiful wine regions, but it was a beer festival which gave me the fondest memory. Continue reading Romantic Rhine and the Most Surreal Beer Festival Ever