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In search of sparkling emeralds

In search of sparkling emeralds

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wina austriackie, Vinea Wachau, wina Smaragd, szmaragdy, degustacja wina, Paweł Białęcki, stories uncorked, Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Neuburger, Muscat, Austrian wine, wine tasting, Wachau, Smaragd wine category

This tricky phrase in Polish - Szukając szmaragdów (pronounced shoo-kay-ons sh-marag-dov) - could be a way of checking your ability to pronounce a tongue-twister. Or it could be a task for someone going on a planned or unexpected wine tour of Wachau, one of the most interesting wine regions in Austria. But it wouldn’t be an easy task. Not anymore at least, due to climate change.

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It all started from us drinking wine together … - an interesting and funny interview with Nestor Kościański, winemaker and owner of Winnica Moderna

It all started from us drinking wine together … - an interesting and funny interview with Nestor Kościański, winemaker and owner of Winnica Moderna

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Winnica Moderna, Region Dolnonośląski, Nestor Kościański, Riesling, Johanniter, Cabernet Cortis, Rondo, Muscaris, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, modernizm, degustacja, wino, zwiedzanie winnicy

Winnica Moderna. Why the name Moderna? Apparently, the name of the winery came from a passion for modernism – the architectural style - shared by Nestor Kościański and two women, Nestor’s wife and his associate, who both happen to have the same first name: Katarzyna (or Kasia for short).

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