My girlfriend Larisa and I spent one Friday in October working a day's journey in Gernot Hain's vineyards. Gernot, 45, has taken over the winemaking business from his father Kurt whose name still appears on some of the family's wine labels. Gernot has brought the business up to date and is currently producing some very interesting Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder) and of course different qualities of the traditional Riesling. He ages a Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) in French barriques with excellent results. Documents prove that the Hain family has been making wine in Piesport upon Moselle since the 17th century. I felt honored to be able to roam around the premises freely yet discretely. It was at this time that I took the photo above. The family also runs a lovely hotel and restaurant that grant the traveler peace and warm hospitality steeped in history.
I felt honored just to be there, I appreciated to work on the steepest vineyards and hey, to be a part of that history! :-) Next October, I would definitly want to repeat the experience we had last year :-) and BTW I love that photo ;-)
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