Beethoven was quite fond of his Wine Aside from Beethoven’s well-known drinking habits, and Mozart’s love affair with wine bottles as “romanticized” in Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus (1984), few people realize how great a role wine has played in the history of Western classical music. During the late 16th to early 18th century, over 250 books containing “Serious” and “Drinking...
When was the last time you ran a moistened finger along the rim of a crystal wine glass, making it sing? Perhaps, after reading this post, you’ll give it a try tonight! Concerts of “glass music” produced by this same technique used to be all the rage in Europe. There were even performers, like the blind Marianne Kirchgessner, with entire...
Dreaming Tree... That's a song title, right? Actually, it’s the product of Dave Matthews’ musical mind, along with winemaker Steve Reeder’s wine talents. When Matthews was performing at Robert Mondavi Winery, Steve Reeder was there and conversing with representatives from Constellation wine brand. Ideas centering around the perfect union of wine, food, and music were flowing, and someone asked...
Children are often amused to learn that, years before Kraft Foods, Ludwig van Beethoven’s favorite dish was macaroni and cheese! For adults--even those of us who still enjoy mac and cheese--it may be more interesting to note that one of Beethoven’s favorite wines was a white dessert wine from Hungary’s Tokaj region. Situated northeast of Budapest, the Tokaj region...
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