federweisser

One thing I definitely missed about being in Asia is Federweisser, grape juice that has just started fermenting, a sweet, tangy delicacy that's only available at this time of year and is traditionally savoured together with onion tart. Living close to Saale-Unstrut, the northernmost winegrowing area of Germany, Federweisser isn't that hard to get here. So we combined a sunday trip around the Saale valley with a detour to a wine grower H knows and bought a couple of bottles after some tasting on the spot. (H: "Are 3 bottles enough?" I: "Let's make that 5"). The girl didn't understand us when we asked for "Neuen Wein", new wine, the expression used down south where we come from. And it took us a second to realize our mistake. But the wine was goooood :-)