tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post2928331681329052219..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Hirtzberger, the Scandal of '85, and an Evening with Peter LiemBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-24326934918767038042011-07-11T22:11:21.348-04:002011-07-11T22:11:21.348-04:00Had no idea about the anti-freeze incident in Aust...Had no idea about the anti-freeze incident in Austria, great post!! Thank you for informing me.<br /><br />P.S. I have had that Franz Hirtzberger, killer, killer wines!!<br /><br />VinoGuy<br /><a href="http://www.cork101.com" rel="nofollow">Vino30</a>Vino30https://www.blogger.com/profile/14753835626998472762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-72828739629604694602011-07-04T14:52:19.729-04:002011-07-04T14:52:19.729-04:00You should try a Hirtzberger Hochrain Smaragd next...You should try a Hirtzberger Hochrain Smaragd next time to a dish like lobster bisque, those will marry even more beautiful!Bouzyhttp://www.bouzy.senoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-9726622046439308482011-07-04T07:26:01.781-04:002011-07-04T07:26:01.781-04:00Anonymous, Austria does indeed make great wine and...Anonymous, Austria does indeed make great wine and the Italians did indeed host one of the most tragic wine scandals of our lifetime... (forget adding Merlot to Sangiovese)... The scandal that people don't remember (and perhaps more a propos here) was the chapitalization scandal in Piedmont in the same period. One of Italy's marquee names was at the center of the commotion... <br /><br />BrooklynGuy, always love when you share these evenings with Peter... envious of your friendship with him! <br /><br />Eric, it's a crazy mixed up world out there, isn't it? Next thing you know, CirĂ² producers are going to start adding Merlot to their Gaglioppo! G-d forbid! <br /><br />And lest we ever forget (I know yall get the reference).Do Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744434741371288465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-31310023459809617992011-07-01T10:47:54.562-04:002011-07-01T10:47:54.562-04:00what i find fascinating is that no one talks about...what i find fascinating is that no one talks about the fact that during the same time period of the austrian wine scandal (which involved only a handfull of people), the italians were adding stuff to their wine AND 20 PEOPLE DIED. really, enough about the scandal. austria makes world class artisanal wines, and should be recognized as such. if you are going to dredge up the scandal, you should also note that because of it, they have the strictest wine laws in the world. it is a country that has been making beautiful estate wines for thousands of years and should be recognized as such. it is still a niche market in the US, as it is a country of small wineries without the marketing money to make them better known. austria gets virtually no press, so please, we have heard ad nauseum about the scandal. pick on someone else for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-34676614701942435792011-07-01T09:31:35.186-04:002011-07-01T09:31:35.186-04:00Wait! Austrian rieslings used to be sweet. And Ger...Wait! Austrian rieslings used to be sweet. And German rieslings used to be dry. But now German rieslings are dry again, except when they're sweet. And Champagne used to be sweet. Except now it's ultrabrut. And Napa reds used to be dry, too, but now they're sweet. Say what?Eric the Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232488919209347266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-1840581248780799592011-06-30T22:56:46.817-04:002011-06-30T22:56:46.817-04:00I plead ignorance Adam, as I have not had much Bur...I plead ignorance Adam, as I have not had much Burgundy lately. But I am not sure what you mean when you say Burgundian, as they seem to be quite different animals (not just the grapes, but the elevage as well). <br />thanks, MarkMark Anismannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-84461170953042681982011-06-30T21:47:56.702-04:002011-06-30T21:47:56.702-04:00The Vinea Wachau was formed in September 1982 with...The Vinea Wachau was formed in September 1982 with 25 initial members. <br /><br />Also I do not think the Austrian Wine Scandal involved the top wineries. It was the wineries in the lesser regions. Not to excuse it in anyway but this never gets mentioned when it is brought up. One can only imagine what Yellow Tail and Charles Shaw wines have in them. I think the scandal should be mentioned in the proper context. <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/02/world/scandal-over-poisoned-wine-embitters-village-in-austria.html?pagewanted=2<br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/02/world/scandal-over-poisoned-wine-embitters-village-in-austria.html?pagewanted=2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-52971476080819050832011-06-30T17:02:19.956-04:002011-06-30T17:02:19.956-04:00I blame The Simpsons for making people believe it ...I blame The Simpsons for making people believe it was the French adding antifreeze to wine. <br /><br />Had an '07 Jamek GV Smaragd Ried Achlieten a couple of weeks ago that I would have never pegged as Gruner. They get downright Burgundian.adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359282393554437842noreply@blogger.com