Fire & Wine @ Eisenberg.

Another successful wine festival in Eisenberg.

First off, my camera's battery has given up its ghost and thus I can only regale you with words and not with pictures. Typical though, yesterday would have made a picture perfect kind of day.

It was the second Feuer & Wein in Eisenberg and it involved eight of our wine estates opening their doors for five hours in order for us to get a taste of their wines, some vittles and another view of life in Eisenberg. The distance between them wasn't that far perhaps a kilometer or so of walking involved for those of us wanting to taste each wine farmer's vintages. Bob and I being veterans of the wine tasting events (!) knew how to whittle it down to about four.

The weather couldn't have been more tailor made if they had tried. It was sunny alongside 16 or so degrees-don't forget it is the middle of winter- and in the afternoon many wine tasters turned into lizards trying to soak up the warming sunshine.

There were hoards of people about slowly meandering through our little bit of Eisenberg, happily coiffing on good wine and eating flame grilled bits of meat. Veganism might still take a bit of time to be thought of at events! But, not their fault that we are vegan and you know, nibbling on a few nice slices of freshly baked bread is a much better way to honour and taste their wines. Personally I never liked how wine tasted whilst eating a smoked piece of ham or a hot dog of sorts.

Bob and I went home just after six but even though it was early, the sun had gone to other parts of the earth and darkness had taken its place. Rather romantic as all along various wine farms and roads they had put up big logs of wood, split down the middle and lit for fire and warmth. A perfect way to end the day because the image of those burning logs lighting the darkness was memorable and has left a nice impression on most of us. Well done to Eisenberg and the organizers of this year's Feuer & Wein.

Biggi