Vineyard

Heuringen

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August 14th 2009
The vineyard fell away from the deck where we perched on wooden benches at a wooden table, slopping steeply into the valley towards the muddy Danube. The spire of an old church poked above the trees near the river. Over the opposite hill, Vienna, we knew, spread far and wide. But we felt far from the hustle of the city. We were more than half way up Kahlenberg, sampling a tart white wine produc ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more