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A Slate stone with lichen. I found this is quite a special one. After days dealt with rocks, finally we go back for bending & wire system building today. Muscle relax ... 

Pundel vins purs , Crémant de Luxembourg , Riesling Brut A sparkling wine from Luxembourg's Moselle district made according to the traditional method ( Méthode Traditionnelle ) : Second Fermentation was done in the bottle and at least 9 months for maturation. And , Luxembourg is the only country entitled to use the term of “ Crémant" outside France. With a clear yellow-green hue , fruity notes picked up on the nose like pear and green apple when first smell. Its good activeness of bubbles with youthful vigour that I was quite surprise. Yeasty and nutty notes can be found on palate which enhanced its depth. Moderate acidity and seems there were certain amount of residual sugar left. Will be better if its finish can be last a bit longer. In general this is a good sparkling wine as starter , toasting or even party wine goes with canapés. Refreshing , easy to drink and affordable price. It keeps well as a white wine even if bubbles ran out. Wou...

The fundamental thing for making great wine is started from good works on Vineyard & Grapes and do as always in here. I've our cellar masters - Mr. Diego Rios in this afternoon, continue laying those Slate Stones in the vineyard with us ~

A bottle of Riesling from a fully biodynamic winery which located in Rheinhessen zone. They share a commitment to leaving a legacy of healthy soil and great wines. Clear and pure yellow color in the glass. It is youthful on the nose. Able to pick up mineral  related notes I think it should thanks for its signature Red Slate soil covered on the vineyard  which located in the steep slopes of the riverside ; Besides , there are stone fruit notes like  white peach & apricot also hints of floral , although those are a little bit restrained that seems  more stoney than fruity. The living acidity on the palate which is typical for good quality Riesling  grapes bring up the whole picture to next level with decent finish. It ’ s just right about 12% Alc  for me. Not a bone dry wine contain medium body , slightly creamy texture , refreshing with elegancy. Overall , this is a good Ortswein ( Village wine ) from Germany with affordable and reas...

“There is no means of testing which decision is better, because there is no basis for comparison. We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself? That is why life is always like a sketch. No, "sketch" is not quite a word, because a sketch is an outline of something, the groundwork for a picture, whereas the sketch that is our life is a sketch for nothing, an outline with no picture.”   -  Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Well, this is another time that I have to leave you all , again; I still remember how my feeling with a heavy heart while I was there during the last night, which not any better than last time I was left Weingut Karl.H.Johner. But the different is : This time with less sadness. I believe if we are still in the same industry like this that we love, we definitely will meet again someday in somewhere. So this "GoodBye" jus...

『蒹葭蒼蒼，白露為霜；所謂伊人，在水一方。』-  詩經 ＊Picture source from Dustykid - Internet 人與人之間的緣份真的很奇妙，所有的相遇、相識、相知到分離看似隨機又彷彿早已有了定數。 在每個生命中的人來人往，長大了，輾轉間身邊如今又剩下幾人？能夠彼此交心的 人 就愈來愈少，亦愈來愈難；因為，大家同樣都怕付出後得不到回應，受到傷害；原來小時候的那種純真簡單已經走得遠遠，一去不返。至於離開了的， 也許是錯了時間 ， 錯了地點；又或者是，根本兩者都不對。如果說相遇是偶然 、 離開是注定，那重遇又可以是甚麼呢？ 一個月內，三個差不多有十年甚或更長時間失去聯繫的人；熟悉的樣子 、聲線依舊，只是大家都成長了； 這亦證明，只要你願意向前踏出一步 、只要彼此之間還有“ 緣份”，命運有時候仍然會為你帶來驚喜的。只是從未想過， 多 年 來 一直 牽掛在心的 、 只有在夢境才會出現的畫面 ，卻在德國這個異鄉實現了。 我並沒有宗教信仰，但卻深信生命中發生的每件事 、遇到的每個人都是有含意且總必定令我學會些甚麼；亦正正是因為每一個故事都未必能有好的結局，所以..... 請珍惜現在所擁有的。 July 2016 November 2016 三個月後的今天，再次回到HohenSulzen，感覺是似曾相識卻又很陌生；記得拍下這張相的早上是3 °C ，整個上午我就跟來自奧地利的同伴在外清洗拖拉車。陰天 、 下雨加刮著風，手指都凍僵了，寒氣像是從腳底湧入身體。 凍多了 、 凍 慣了，那就好像不會覺得是一回事； 就如其他事一樣，只是習慣了； 可是，這樣卻是危險的。 習慣了寄人籬下 、 習慣了活在Comfort Zone 、 習慣了一切被牽著鼻子走；可能，有些人會喜歡一切都被安排好，但容許我 再說一次：我很討厭這種感覺！所以 .....！ Before Present 隨著收割期過去，酒莊內的一切看似回歸平靜，言而Fermentation的氣味跟聲音卻充斥著酒𥥖內每一寸空間；在幾乎是密閉的儲存室內，連呼吸新鮮空氣也有點困難；回來後的工作總是離不開清潔與收拾；這也好，重覆的工序令我有多點思考空間 、整理思緒及計劃下一步 。 話別總是離不開傷感，衷心感謝每一位曾經對我微笑...