European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes May 1977 Germany 11 specified regions for Quality by King Cruger travel writer its that time of the year when the Ger mans get raise their glasses and kick up their heels at wine the wine tests Are often combined with Folk festivals and Many Are indeed Worth a special journey in not Only drinkers May apply for admission no drink ers also can get High on the Heady atmosphere or join in the carnival like this year theres a special Bonus for wine drinkers since the 1976 wines Are being touted by German vintners As among the greatest of the throughout the it win producing regions of Germany the Overall Quality was so High that More than 85 per cent of All 1976 wine met the requirements for the top Grade Quality wine with distinction  Mil Prada tet a there is also More Good news because although 1976 wines Are exceptionally they Are not fetching unusually High prices Are More expensive than the 197s the unusual weather of last summer insured the rare appearance of Bol Ytit the Noble it Only appears during advanced ripeness when warm Days Are interrupted by rainfall or continuous this Noble fungus gathers on the surface of the Pene trates the skin and attacks elements the Majestic Mold absorbs the water in the raises its sugar adding its own flavor to the and to the the fungus among us ensured an unusually Large Quantity of some of the High est grades of the those Quality wines with special attrib utes Beeren Ailiese and to qualify As a Quality a wine must be fully matured and possess a harmonious balance Between Sweet Ness and Fri for those not familiar with us German grading heres a Short guide to the five grades of German Quality the wines Are listed in ascending order of Quality descriptions of what they Are Kab Nett an elegant fully ripened wine spat Lese this wine comes from grapes which Are picked after completion of the Normal Harvest Atu Ute produced from fully Ripe Bunches of grapes which Are sorted from the rest and pressed separately Beeren Auslee made from specially selected grapes uses Only grapes that have ripened to the Point where they have shrivelled and shrunk to a Raisin like dryness and Siswein an extra special Type of wine which is Sim Ilar to the last a win fest taste Eit Uwin is made from grapes that have been left intentionally on the Vine and that have been hit by a Frost they must be gathered while still this usually Means that on the night of the Frost All the Vinyard work ers will be roused from their warm Beds and will labor to get the grapes harvested and crushed before they Are thoroughly the workers must race against the heat of the coming morning sometimes they lose the race and this is one reason ice wine is such an expensive the Harvest this year was so according to wine Industry that some Vinyard owners have More Beeren Auslee than aus Lea or up Brae with that encouraging get out and get around to the various wine tests that Are now pop Ping up in every Little Hamlet with a win growing a Handy guide to the world of German wines is the German wine Atlas and Vinyard an illustrated 90page paperback which includes a rundown of the country various wine published under the auspices of the German wine it was available Only in German the new English translation can be obtained at certain bookstores in Germany or for from Hastings House publishers 10 East 40th new save this win fest list for future following is a list of wine fests for 38 id 17 23 Eden overt 71 its grouped according to 4 neut Etam Sand june bad Honing in june May May and has been compiled by Sommers Quiatt june 9 Erich june june 8to and 14 Eden Koden Deutsche Wein information u Cerol Notan june Kaub 1ft 13 Fust 6500 for Unkel 9 Hochheim july m Dorren Bach june is Landau May 11 on wine by write june 10 w opera jell so end of Markei Tim organization or phone 06131 14 tule Dorl sept of Turtch july july 2 3 Baa can Nistl june la Uffen Cut out this tack it up 31 a plead july Crie Bacn Erpil sept 23  Hartenheim 12 aug bad Bergi Abern july Sci Vargen july Feln and youll have a schedule of i Inott fests running from now through 4 Coppard ocl v 30ocl 9 Heurn Eneim july t4 and 14 17 and 21 29 ii bad k pc t unit i 30 11 Kosier s St May of la sept Saar bad 11 mix sept Ana 1 Ufi july 33 17 4 Badinn Tri june Alj u aug to i Sci Lvonn 17 Beth 10 Aem Garien sept u he Nugon sell 1o aug Gen vol it site Nan sept u it and 14 and b  aug h june july Koern la 16 and 19 sell 24 Wernau 11 u 17 every weekend m 14 911 and july 19 Ait Valr and ocl 1 Engen Bacn May cram a Moniva l an Altenburg jjly30aug Trier Viewig Mami july aug 10 Baden of  May 19 11 Obert Alweis it u int Tenneil Hei Iloth july 19 aug 16 17 24 Gammeri Aneus Freddura St a Vorden of 17 i june 3 s Lauda of u zeil june 4 of Roan of is hta mgt june 14 Munmum 71 Freiburg of Tiv h it 3 to ocl 9 Yuri drug 7 Kuei in and 17 Tren Karden sell Oppenheim u nac Kennem 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