Weninger

2016 started in Sri Lanka in winter. Island in summer. We harvested amazing grapes. Bought our first electric car. I had some family help in the cellar. And a great pop up in our newly renovated Stammhaus. It ended in Berlin at the cordobar.

I had the great opportunity to be part of Adam Huss’s Beyond Organic Wine podcast — a deep, thoughtful conversation about us humans as part of nature. Taking care. If you want to open your mind and think beyond the usual frames, follow Adam’s Substack or listen to his podcast on whatever platform you use.

Saybritz 2025 ✅
❤️fruit and taste ! 2025 🙏

We are thrilled to invite you to “Wild Swines – Fine Wines of Middle & South Burgenland”, an exclusive pre-Karakterre gathering on Friday, May 16th, the day before Karakterre 2025. This is a great opportunity to connect, share our wines, and celebrate together before the big event.

Event Details:
📍 Neckenmarkt – Sippin’ Up in the Vineyards (Kolfok, Stefan Wellanschitz’ vineyard hut)
🕒 3-6 PM – Wine tasting with winemakers from Mittel- & Südburgenland
🕕 6-8 PM – Open tasting for all winemakers participating in Karakterre (Bring your bottles, let’s taste together!) so taste wine from friends with friends.

📍 Horitschon – Discotheque Lazarus
🕗 8 PM till late – Afterparty with live music, DJ set, natural wines & Super Cattivo
💰 Entry: €20

There will be plenty of food, wine, and an incredible atmosphere. 🍇🍷

The soil under the vines has not been tilled for about 20 years. In this vineyard the rows are too narrow to use a machine, and even the horse refused. We might have to hoe it by hand again. These 70-year-old vines definitely couldn’t withstand this dry season. Another option I’m considering is using sheep’s wool as mulch. We’ll rethink things in the winter and come up with a plan. Farming is always about adaptation. Instead of waiting, we must keep moving forward and find a solution.

“Morning of day 2 of the harvest. Feels good! Here, we’re harvesting Kékburgundi grapes for Franz plays. This year, I’m trying something new and will be making grape juice from Cab S. 😍 We will also collect some raisins and try to make a dessert wine. ‘Sweet dreams are made of grapes” 🙌

This is a Wimperfledermaus aka Geoffroy’s bat. Since over 15 years there are 1400 of them in our barn. They only stay over the summer in the winter the leave to a warmer place. It is the biggest colony of westhungary. Sometimes at night when the go out the amount of them is a bit scary. But are happy that they keep the population of flies and spiders down. So we are proud and hope that they will stay here for the next 15 years 😍

Der Frühling ist da, und unsere Flaschenpost wird gepackt. Diesmal beschreibt Mara Feißt die Weine. Schließen Sie einfach ein Abo über unsere Website ab und genießen Sie noch diese Woche den Frühling beim Trinken. ❤️

"Fine wine has become a morally bankrupt concept, which suits only the trophy hunters and the industries that feed off their wealth. Worse still, it has prompted massive price increases, with the result that many great wines are no longer affordable for 99% of wine lovers. Fine wine is exclusive, in the worst sense of the word.

If you truly love wine, you need fine wine like you need a hangover. It is not wine, it’s just commerce."

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