I Know a Little German

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Wine Travels in Germany + A Few Words(?) About the Ironic Inscrutability of Germany’s Greatest Grape

German wines and America have had a difficult relationship over the past one hundred years, to say the least. Two world wars in twenty years weren’t exactly conducive to good public relations (or wine sales), and dumping boatloads of plonk on the American market back in the 1970s — in the form of Piesporter, Liebfraumilch and the dreaded Blue Nun — didn’t help matters either. The overall effect has been to seriously damage the reputation of Riesling — one of the great drinking grapes of the world.

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ELV Returns With Euro Trip Tips!

Yes, Horst Weinerschnitzel and Little Frenchie are baaaaaaack — with recharged batteries and re-calibrated palates.

We thank a series of great hotels for the former and France and Germany for the latter.

Unlike the crazy kids in this (raunchy, funny, underrated) movie:

<b>Eurotrip</b> Poster Artwork – Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle ...

….ELV and The Food Gal® didn’t encounter any soccer hooligans,  gratuitous nudity or Dutch S&M brothels.

What we did encounter was a different Europe than the one we last visited seven years ago, with a much stronger dollar and 21st Century electronics making things both easier and more interesting.

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ELV Bids Auf Weidersehen and Adieu for Two Weeks – Epicures Weep/Chefs Rejoice

ELV — the man, the myth, the inveterate world traveler — would like to inform his loyal readers that he will be on a leave of absence from the Eating Las Vegas offices for the next 15 days starting today, as he dines and drinks himself silly in the Mosel and Rheingau regions of Germany… Continue reading “ELV Bids Auf Weidersehen and Adieu for Two Weeks – Epicures Weep/Chefs Rejoice”