German wine

Those in the know will surely be familiar with Oregon, the Hunter Valley, or Mendoza. And the well-read know that quality wine spirits age perfectly even in Hampshire, Ningxia, or the Niagara Peninsula. But almost no one would imagine that the following places could produce wine. Some are located in countries that are far from the ideal geographic 45 parallel.

Time for the grape harvest. One can ask if isn't it too early, but the vineyard calendar seems to be constantly changing and challenging for wine producers. The grape harvest I'm talking about is what we call "sofralık" in Turkish, literally meaning "for the table," for the grapes that are not meant to end in bottles, but to be eaten out of hand as fresh fruit.

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Ljubljana – Slovenia will produce 10-15% less wine than last year, mostly due to the Dolenjska wine region being strongly affected by the spring frost. However, wine growers around the country report it has been an above-average year in terms of quality.

A warm winter means that, for apparently the first time in the history of German winemaking, the country's fabled vineyards will produce no ice wine - a pricey, golden nectar made from grapes that have been left to freeze on the vine.