Spring was in full force when I visited Germany recently. The sky was blue and everything was fresh, a young green covered the land. As always I accompanied my friend Heinz on the hunt in Schoden, Saar. We took a tour around the 500 ha of hunting ground rented from the local land owners association (“Gehoeferschaft).
I took photos of the vines at “Herrenberg” one of the best terroirs at the steep hillside overlooking the Saar valley.
The canes are bent down and arranged in a circle
The Herrenberg vineyards are very steep
The view downwards
New shoots
The flowers are almost ready
And guess what I found in my mothers cellar? A rare bottle of ‘2001 Two Hills Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc’.
The colour of the wine was still a splendid light straw, and it was drinkable. Of course it had lost its zest, almost no finish but it was still OK with my meal, I must say. A clean white wine.
The Man from Mosel River 