Wiener Wienwandertag

Not widely known outside Austria, its wines are actually one of the best things you’ll discover about the country. In fact, Vienna itself is surrounded by several wine-growing areas. This is THE place to go during late September and October to catch the last days of Indian summer and try some Sturm (i.e. first very young wine with a low alcohol content) accompanied by local Schmankerl (i.e. delicacies).  Get comfortable in any Heurige* you find on your way or right on the grass and enjoy the views of the vineyards and the panorama of Vienna.

Cultural note: when clinking glasses with Sturm, remember to say “Malzeit!”. But mind you, that’s only the case with Sturm, with other alcoholic beverages the usual toast is “Prost!”

* Heurige is a typical Eastern-Austrian wine tavern and an essential part of Viennese social life.

Tango se baila con los ojos cerrados

Noche de tango argentino en Red Bar (Burgtheater), Viena.

sloAkitchen: Cherry Tree Event at Schraubenfabrik

May 23, creative people’s co-working space in Vienna’s Leopoldstadt, Schraubenfabrik, was hosting sloAkitchen, a Austrian-Slovenian event, combining culture, gastronomy and design.

The keynote of the venue were “all things cherry”, including cherry trees (that could be “adopted” right on the spot), cherry strudel as well as cherry-inspired jewelry and designs. All pepped up with good Austrian wine and live performance by Johann Sergej’s band with ‘always keep on the cherry-side of life’ and a frutty jam session by Dj… Mr. Cherrypicker, of course.

A big shout-out to Špela Leskovic, an architect from Ljubljana, and Helga Kusolitsch , an architecture curator from Vienna, for uniting their efforts and turning the ivy-cloaked terrace of Schraubenfabrik into a place to savor tastes and sounds in a warm company.

Blanca