Epiloque: Austria-----A Country On The Edge Of Forever!

The Passion! The Pride! The Reason! The Being!
Wine has never, ever been a matter of just being a beverage to me! If it were, it would hold little interest other than the immediate gratification of the organoleptic senses. Of course for many who toil at studying, cultivating, blending, crafting, packaging, marketing, writing, eating, sleeping, living eventually dying in partnership this wonderfully philosophical ---and psychological beverage it is a way of life---maybe life incarnate!
Everyone has a reason for taking up the wine banner. For most I think it is the combination of every aspect that is human that attracts most. We all have history! We all live geographically! We create and are part of a culture! Most of all we belong to a world of people!
In every way, Austria represents all that is good about the world of wine and people. The country is a time capsule of history! It is also a compact representation of world topography and social geography----where cultures collide and people interact.
Like every other part of the planet, I am sure that there are the undesirable aspects but for every one of those there are a dozen Tibors that ingratiate themselves to visitors and residents alike.
Austria is a breath of fresh European air that expels the stale molecules and replacing them with vibrant energy. Its wine reflects this in its freshness and consistency. Whichever wine one tries wherever one goes, the aspect of freshness and integration reflect the area that they come from. It is so with the culture, history and people.
It was the pleasure of Two In A Vineyard to visit this amazing land with its magnificent geography and lengthy history. The value of a trip is summed up by what is left and what is taken back. I am sure that part of us was left in Austria with those with whom we interacted. Conversely, so much was brought back that in a way we always remain touched----part of that great land.
Two In A Vineyard would like to thank and acknowledge the following individuals and groups for their assistance in making this production possible:
Mr. Robert Luck, Austrian Consulate General, Commercial Section
Birgitta Samavarchian, Austrian Consulate General, Commercial Section
The Austrian Wine Marketing Board, Mr. Willi Klinger
The Austrian Wine Academy, Dr. Josef Schuller, MW
Esterhazy Palace
Schloss Hoff
Szigeti Sparkling Wines
Gottweig Abbey
Kloster UND and Toni Moerwald
Domaine Wachau, Castle Durnstein
Weinkulturhaus, Gols
Restaurant Nyikospark
Loisium
Restaurant Jamek
Klosterneuburg: Provost Bernhard Backovsky, Dr. Wolfgang Hamm
Wein & Co.
Wiener Riesenrad
Mayer am Pfarrplatz
Hotel am Konzerthaus, Wien
Pannonia Tower Hotel, Parndorf, Neusiedl am See
Hotel Rathaus, Wien
Genuss Hotel, Riegersburg
Steigenberger Hotel, Krems
Arte Hotel, Krems
Wirtshaus im Moserhof Hotel
Wineries of Vienna (Wien)
Wineries of Burgenland
Wineries of Kamptal
Wineries of Kremstal
Wineries of Wachau
Wineries of Weinviertal
Wineries of Styria
Wineries of Traisental
Wineries of Carnuntum
A Big Thankyou to the Government and People of Austria!!!