Returning Historic Varieties to Germany’s Vineyards

This is a story for the wine romantics among us who dream of bygone varieties, who hunker down to listen to the old stone terraces…
This is a story for the wine romantics among us who dream of bygone varieties, who hunker down to listen to the old stone terraces…
Matthias Neske has done a lot of things. He has worked for the government, in research, in tourism, has done UN projects in Asia, holds a PhD in Geography - and then there's wine.
Now he works full time as a freelancer in the wine business. He has been publishing on his blog Chez Matze for over ten years. He is also co-author of the Falstaff Wine Guide Germany, and writes for retailers and growers. Matthias is passionate about individuality, nature, diversity and dry humor.
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