tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-487530 2011-12-06T23:08:42-05:00 Winederlust: wine & food obsessed travel. Narratives, reviews & recommendations from two New York City foodies. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c681153ef015437d92529970c 2011-12-06T23:08:42-05:00 2011-12-06T23:08:42-05:00

Out of our two days of winery visits in the Wachau region of Austria, our favorite was at Nikolaihof. 31-year-old Nikolaus Saahs, now the winemaker, showed us around his family’s winery and cellar, the oldest winery in Austria, with origins dating back to the year 985. Nikolaihof was also the first winery in Austria – if not the world – to use biodynamic practices.

liz humphreys http://www.winederlust.com/2011/12/wineries-nikolaiof-wachau-austria-bold-biodynamic-wines-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c681153ef0153940514f0970b 2011-11-27T19:04:00-05:00 2011-12-06T23:09:40-05:00

We spent four amazing days visiting Austrian winemakers this October – two days in the steep slopes of the white winegrowing regions on the Danube River west of Vienna called the Wachau, Kamptal, and Kremstal, and two days in the flatter primarily red regions south of Vienna called Caruntum and Burgenland, with a special stop to taste the sweet, botrytis-influenced wines of the Neusiedlersee.

liz humphreys http://www.winederlust.com/2011/11/austria-wineries-fabulous-wine-and-food-friendly-people.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c681153ef014e8a0d6a46970d 2011-07-22T16:37:00-04:00 2011-08-28T17:18:24-04:00

Before our trip to Croatia, Jay and I had read in several places that Valsabbion was one of the best restaurants in the country. So of course we called for a reservation. Unlike some other European restaurants where you need to make reservations a month or two in advance, we were able to get in for lunch with less than a week's notice, no problem.

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Jay and I weren't sure what to expect from Amsterdam food. Some people had told us that it was yummy; many others told us it was tough to find a good meal, especially for New York City foodies. We did figure out that you could get a solid meal by focusing on some of the city's strengths: Indonesian food, pancakes, and fish from one of the fish stands...

liz humphreys http://www.winederlust.com/2011/06/amsterdam-food-round-up-indonesian-pancakes-and-herring.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c681153ef01538f4be452970b 2011-06-16T17:24:00-04:00 2011-07-28T01:02:50-04:00

Prior to our quick trip to Amsterdam, online restaurant research pointed us to De Witte Uyl (“The White Owl”) as one of the best restaurants in the city – neighborhoody, but focusing on high-quality, organic ingredients in a creative (as we would learn, for Amsterdam) menu.

liz humphreys http://www.winederlust.com/2011/06/restaurants-de-witte-oyl-amsterdam-low-key-local-with-interesting-combos.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c681153ef01538f4bcce9970b 2011-06-13T16:58:00-04:00 2011-07-28T01:03:57-04:00

As fairly new residents of Manhattan's Upper West Side, Jay and I have been trying to sample as many of the local restaurants as we can. So what better way to try a lot of restaurants in one place than by attending the New Taste of the Upper West Side?

liz humphreys http://www.winederlust.com/2011/06/events-new-taste-of-the-upper-west-side.html