Lucy and Charlotte Adam
Today is international women’s day. It is a very special day especially since exactly 25 years ago I have met my wife Margit for the first time (in an Italian language class in Rome). So we are celebrating today, and I will tell you what wine we will drink at this special occasion.
But before I come to this, let me also say that the next generation is getting ready. My two daughters Lucy and Charlotte are in the middle of their preparations for the IB examinations. They have big plans. Both want to study at Melbourne University.
At this, I admit, very preliminary point, both will have some connection with the land and country, it seems. Lucy intends to do an oenology course (but she will study politics), and Charlotte wants to get involved into environmental science for sustainable agriculture. If they stay course, we might welcome two new vintners at Two Hills Vineyard.
This is of course the future calling, but the two have not disappointed at no time.
By the way, my role has also been defined in advance: farm hand, is my destination.
OK back to the present. What will we be drinking tonight? Can you guess?
It will be a ‘2012 Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling trocken’ by Schlosskellerei Maximin Grünhaus C. von Schubert in Mertesdorf, Ruwer. I have written an entry of the earlier vintage of this wonderful wine from my beloved Mosel river.
PS: Thanks to another “Man from the Mosel”, my friend Thomas Weber, I am in the possession of the above bottle. Thank you Thomas for carrying this treasure more than 10,000 miles to the other end of the earth.
The Man from Mosel River 
Dear Rainer,
CHEERIO (as the latin says)!
See Yours again in a few days
Thomas
Great to see they want to keep it up! My wife and I will be in South East Asia, with Bangkok as a hub, for two months in July and August this year. I’d love some input on Thai wineries (I seem to remember you wrote about that at one point!) and maybe we can even get together for a lunch or dinner and talk Trier. I miss it.
Great. We will most likely be in Trier during July but we will be back in Bangkok in August. I am an enthusiast as regards Thai wines and can link you up with a few people in the Thai wine industry. Looking forward to meet you. Cheers mate
Great, thank you so much. Just send me an email at thewinegetter@gmail.com, that should be easier to arrange things.