Feb 28, 2025
Exploring the wine regions around Lake Constance in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We find grapes on an island, and wine aged under the lake.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition, Kindle Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)
Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J., Harding, J., Vouillamoz, J. (2013)
Websites:
Austrian Wine: The Bergland Winegrowing Area https://www.austrianwine.com/our-wine/winegrowing-regions/the-bergland-winegrowing-area#c22248
Britannica: Lake Constance https://www.britannica.com/place/Lake-Constance
Lindau Bodensee: Wine from Lindau Lake Constance https://www.lindau.de/en/experience-lindau/culinary-delights/wine/#/
Moëth: Projekt Tiefenrausch - Eine Einzigartige Weingeschichte https://www.moeth.at/projekt-tiefenrausch
Radurlaub-Bodensee: Wine on Lake Constance https://www.radurlaub-bodensee.de/en/wine-lake-constance?language=en
Reichenau: https://www.reichenau.de/willkommen
Swiss Wine: Sankt Gallen https://www.swisswine.com/en/swiss-wine-regions/german-speaking-switzerland-wine-region/sankt-gallen-en
Swiss Wine: Schaffhausen Wine Region https://www.swisswine.com/en/swiss-wine-regions/german-speaking-switzerland-wine-region/schaffhausen-en
Swiss Wine: Thurgau Wine Region https://www.swisswine.com/en/swiss-wine-regions/german-speaking-switzerland-wine-region/thurgau-en
Vitis International Variety Catalog (VIVC): Pinotin https://www.vivc.de/index.php?id=19994&r=passport/view
Vorarlberg: Weinkultur in Vorarlberg https://www.vorarlberg.travel/aktivitaet/wein-souvenir/
Wein.Plus: Bavarian Lake Constance, Tischelmeyer, N.F.J. (5 July 2023) https://glossary.wein.plus/bavarian-lake-constance
Wines of Germany: Our Regions https://www.winesofgermany.com/our-regions/growing-area/65/baden
Wines of Germany: The Wine Island of Reichenau https://www.winesofgermany.com/our-regions/highlight-of-wine-culture/261/the-wine-island-of-reichenau
World Atlas: Lake Constance https://www.worldatlas.com/lakes/lake-constance.html
Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to this Episode:
S9E5 Swiss Wine, Sweet Stories https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s9e5-swiss-wine-sweet-stories
S16E1 Austrian and German Sekt https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/austrian-and-german-sekt-s16e1
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