Friday, October 22, 2010

Saxon Wine Country

As part of a side trip from Dresden we were able to get a taste of the Saxon Wine Country.  I never knew the area was big on wine, but apparently it is. 

The label of Weingut (Winery) Schloss Proschwitz.

The best part (besides the wine tasting) was that we got a small group tour led by a real life prince, the Prinz zur Lippe.
The Prince himself posing with grapes (lifted from their website)

Our group was perfectly polite and we were all appreciative guests as we toured his winery, personal palace, and restaurant.  However, cracking jokes about his name never got old.

Weinberge (Vineyards) in the Elbe River Valley.

Schloss Proschwitz, the home of the Prinz zur Lippe

Vats

The barrel room was lit by candles.  They were trying to set the mood for the aging wine.

Us out in front of the little cottage where we ate and had our tasting.

Running through the vineyards.  And this was before the drinking started.

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