Born To Be Wine

17/06/2024

Neugierig? Dann klickt doch mal in unsere neue Folge. Alle Links findet Ihr in der BORN TO BE WINE BIO.

Curious? Then click on our new episode. You can find all the links in the BORN TO BE WINE BIO.

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12/06/2024

31/05/2024

Der Retter naht nicht nur, bei BORN TO BE WINE ist er schon da.
In unserer letzten Folge vor der Sommerpause trifft Top-Sommelier Gerhard Retter auf den rheinhessischen Spitzenwinzer Philipp Wittmann.
Deep Talk vom Feinsten: Denn Retter, der mit Eckart Witzigmann, Frédy Girardet, Gordon Ramsey und Heinz Hanner gearbeitet hat, plaudert aus dem Nähkästchen. Auch über seine legendäre Zeit im Berliner Adlon, das man laut Retter nie ganz verlässt, auch wenn man dort nicht mehr arbeitet. Außerdem geht’s um Jungweinmörder, die typische Wittmann Nase, autochthone Rebsorten wie den Veltliner, um Weinberge, die einfach nicht performen wollen und ums Vinieren von Gläsern.
Der Österreicher Gerhard Retter ist eine Instanz in der Weinbranche, mehrfach wurde er als „Maître des Jahres“ und „Sommelier des Jahres“ ausgezeichnet. Doch Denise interessiert besonders ein persönlicher Brief von Queen Elisabeth an ihn. Da kann sie schon mal hartnäckig werden…. Natürlich verkosten die Drei auch diesmal große Weine und Philipp sorgt für die passenden Geräusche dazu. Ein Hochgenuss. Wir wünschen Euch viel Spaß dabei.

Alle Links in der BIO🎥🥂🥳🍾🤩

In our last episode before the summer break, top sommelier Gerhard Retter meets top winemaker Philipp Wittmann.
Deep conversations at its best. Of course with curated English subtitles. We hope you enjoy it.


Watch us on Youtube or listen to us wherever there are podcasts. You can find all the links in BIO.

.wittmann .mikulsky

06/01/2023

Our New Episode is online:
Weingut Rudolf Fürst meets Weingut Wittmann

Sebastian Fürst at BORN TO BE WINE. The sympathetic winemaker comes from perhaps the most exotic, but definitely from the smallest corner of Franconia, namely from Churfranken. And that's important, because that's where the grandiose Pinot Noir and Riesling grow. Philipp Wittmann from the Wittmann winery is a big fan of Fürst's wines. And Denise sometimes sings a veritable hymn of praise that makes Sebastian blush. The three also talk about batonnage, how you can do your apprenticeship in Burgundy without knowing French, about generational changes in renowned companies, about men's playgrounds, whole bunch fermentation, optimal food accompaniments, a consistent company style and the family. This episode comes along quietly: Highly informative deep talk with two sympathetically modest top winemakers. Have fun.
Link in BIO 👀🎤🎶🎥🥂🍾

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18/12/2022

The terroir on the Kaiserstuhl is a perfect basis for great Burgundy wines…

09/12/2022

Rebecca and Joachim Heger at BORN TO BE WINE. The winery Dr. Heger stands for world-class Burgundy from Baden and Joachim Heger can certainly be counted among the great winemakers in Germany. The likeable winemaker actually wanted to become a country doctor. His daughter Rebecca is now responsible for the cellar in the winery and brings a breath of fresh air. Sometimes so much wind that Joachim jokingly threatens to split off with a garage winery. Together, the two meet Philipp Wittmann from Weingut Wittmann, who can still well remember that in his student days you were celebrated as a hero if you were greeted with a bottle of Dr. Heger came to a party. As always, Denise elicits exciting stories from her guests. It's about the past and the future, about Kaiserstuhl and Burgundy, about tradition and new beginnings, about training with Dr. Heger, about the moment when you realize that you want to make great wine, about wine jokes and about Willi the horse. A humorous, extremely entertaining conversation with exciting stories and great wines.

Link in BIO👀🎶🎧🎤🎥
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08/12/2022

Deep Talk ans Great wines, that´s BORN TO BE WINE…

24/11/2022

Do you already know our new episode? Nils Henkel is a guest at BORN TO BE WINE. He is one of the best chefs in Germany. He has been showered with awards in his career, he has been chef of the year several times and of course a celebrated star chef who has cooked three and two stars in various restaurants over the years. His vegetable menus are legendary, but of course Nils Henkel is not a vegetarian. You will notice this at the latest when he suggests a suitable dish for every wine that is being tasted. Because Philipp Wittmann from the Wittmann winery structured the wine sequence in honor of Nils like a menu. It's not just Denise's mouth that's watering... Look forward to an intensive conversation about the world of gastronomy, about the passion for good food, about successes and failures. About cooking in tropical paradises and at home, about well-being dishes and the right wines to go with them. Of course, Denise elicits a few insights from the two rock stars of their guild. For example, Nils reveals that he could have easily imagined a life as a winemaker and Philipp admits that the topic of wine is so important to him that sometimes he doesn't want to bow to the aromas of the food...

We hope you enjoy this entertaining episode.
A festival for all gourmets…

.henkel .mikulsky

11/10/2022

Markus Molitor at BORN TO BE WINE. The exceptional winemaker from the Mosel reveals that he sometimes sleeps standing up in the cellar during the grape harvest, found vacations superfluous for a long time and that his father shaped his vision of Mosel wine when they looked at the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr vineyard together. Markus Molitor is a thoroughbred winemaker and his own cellar master, who prefers to seduce his wife with his own wines because he knows that it always works that way. He meets Jochen Dreissigacker from Rheinhessen. Even if the wine-growing regions differ in terms of climate, soil and cultivation challenges, one central issue is equally important for both winemakers: time.
Both want to let their wines mature in peace. This happens in the cellar of the wineries and also on a crypto basis. Jochen reveals what it's all about when he talks about his Legends NFT 2017. Of course, the two top winemakers also share a few insights with Denise. It will be entertaining, it will be instructive, it will be funny, it will be emotional - this episode is a colorful bouquet of stories that can best be enjoyed with a Moselle Riesling. We're sure that Jochen doesn't mind either. With this in mind: Have fun with Markus, Jochen, Denise and a lot of ice cube clacking.

You can find the podcast BORN TO BE WINE on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google and of course also as a video version on Youtube.

All links can be found in our bio🥂🍾🤩🎶🎤🎥

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01/10/2022

Happy weekend everybody…

01/10/2022

The mystery of Fermentation…

22/09/2022

In the episode with Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein and Weingut Wittmann, we taste the folowing wines:

Weingut Heymann -Löwenstein:
2017 Uhlen Laubach, VDP.GROßE LAGE
2017 Uhlen Roth Lay, VDP.GROßE LAGE
2017 Röttgen, VDP.GROßE LAGE
2019 Schieferterrassen Rot
2020 Schieferterrassen

Weingut Ansgar Clüsserath
2019 Steinreich Riesling

Weingut Wittmann
2016 Weisser Burgunder, Reserve

All Links for the complete episode can be found in the link tree in our BIO.

.mikulsky

22/09/2022

Most winegrowers are in the middle of the harvest phase. The most stressful but also the most beautiful time of the year for the rock stars of the vineyards...

In this Film Clip from the episode Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein meets Weingut Wittmann, Denise Mikulsky and Philipp Wittmann talk to Sarah Löwenstein and her cellar master Katrin Höhler from the Heymann-Löwenstein winery from the Mosel.
All Links for the complete episode can be found in the link tree in our BIO.

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11/09/2022

Sebastian Bordthauser at BORN TO BE WINE. Calling him a wine expert is simply too boring for the sommelier. Some time ago, Sebastian turned his back on the restaurant professionally. He stayed true to the wine. He is a professional taster, writes for magazines and newspapers and provides training. With him, the conversation balls fly cheerfully from one story to the next. He explains why his book is called "Wine and Vegetables" and is not, as Denise assumed, only for vegetarians, what wine lovers should know about artichokes, asparagus and aubergines and why a sommelier can sometimes mistake guests for a therapy group. Sebastian spells his way from one wine region to the next and challenges Philipp Wittmann from Weingut Wittmann with his blind tasting. As always, Denise has a long list of questions ready and tries to elicit some insights from the two. For example, Philipp tells us that he has recently been sent to the women's program more often, and Sebastian explains why he would like to have a glass of wine with Karl Marx and why he is on first-name terms with Klaus Kinski. An episode we could listen to forever…. We wish you a lot of fun with it.

More on that in our episode with Sebastian Bordthäuser, Philipp Wittmann, and Denise Mikulsky. You can find the podcast BORN TO BE WINE on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google and of course also as a video version on Youtube.

.mikulsky .wittmann

27/06/2022

Stephan Attmann at BORN TO BE WINE. The director of the Palatinate top winery von Winning meets Jochen Dreissigacker from the Dreissigacker winery in Rheinhessen. The two have a lot in common, so much at times that hostess Denise often doesn't get a chance to speak and therefore resorts to chilled tasting. Then thoughts fly to Burgundy and back again to one's own terroir, the right glass and the right wine temperature. It's about Chardonnay, the "hoppla", about Sauvignon and of course about Riesling. Drink young or mature, or both? The two winegrowers see their task in releasing the wines at the perfect time and recommend that connoisseurs approach the subject of wine in a relaxed manner. True to the motto: Do you have a corkscrew and fancy a great experience? Then dare to go and enjoy. Stephan and Jochen talk at breathtaking speed about almost every topic that characterizes wine making and drives them every day to do their job even better. We recommend: Do it like Denise and enjoy the great conversation with a good glass of wine or two.
 
You can find the podcast BORN TO BE WINE on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google and of course also as a video version on Youtube.

All links can be found in our bio🥂🍾🤩🎶🎤🎥

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18/06/2022

Open a bottle of wine and listen to the intensive conversation with Roman and Philipp....

Speaking of wine: We taste these wines in the episode:

Weingut Van Volxem
2020 Geisberg Riesling Kabinett, Goldkapsel, VDP.GROßE LAGE
2019 Saar Riesling, VDP.Gutswein
2017 Alte Reben Riesling, VDP.Gutswein
2016 Wiltinger Riesling, VDP.Ortswein

Weingut Wittmann
2020 DER BERG, Chardonnay Réserve
2016 LA BORNE, Alte Reben, Versteigerungswein, Riesling GG, VDP.GROßE LAGE

18/06/2022

Moments of pleasure…

17/06/2022

Time flies…

15/06/2022

A freak in the best sense…

15/06/2022

It's not just a job, it's a passion…

14/06/2022

The Challenges of the wine industry…
More on that in our episode with Roman Niewodniczanski, Philipp Wittmann, and Denise Mikulsky.

All links can be found in our bio🥂🍾🤩🎶🎤
And for all those who not only want to listen but also like to watch, we have another tip: Check out the BORN TO BE WINE podcast on YouTube. Highly Recommended.
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14/06/2022

Do you already know the BORN TO BE WINE episode with Roman Niewodniczanski. In almost 20 years he has turned the Van Volxem winery from a start-up into a top winery. A visionary for German Saar wine, always on the move, always in search of excellence. Fast Talker Roman gallops from one story to the next, often forgetting what the question was. He comes out as the black sheep of his family and gets enthusiastic when he chats about his job and the terroir of his vineyards. Philipp Wittmann from the Wittmann winery has known Roman for a long time and even has a few bottles of his first vintage in the cellar. The two tell hostess Denise Mikulsky about shared Berlin experiences at the Adlon, but also about the challenges that await every day in the winery. Philipp explains why it takes heart and head to make a good wine, where his Riesling LA BORNE grows and that high auction prices sometimes make him feel guilty. It is also about generosity, thinking in terms of generations, appreciation, prosperity and the challenges for viticulture in the future. So tune in and enjoy this terrific conversation.
 
You can find all the links to the episode in our BIO. And for all those who not only want to listen but also like to watch, we have another tip: Check out the BORN TO BE WINE podcast on YouTube. Highly Recommended.wittmann

14/06/2022

Do you already know the BORN TO BE WINE episode with Roman Niewodniczanski. In almost 20 years he has turned the Van Volxem winery from a start-up into a top winery. A visionary for German Saar wine, always on the move, always in search of excellence. Fast Talker Roman gallops from one story to the next, often forgetting what the question was. He comes out as the black sheep of his family and gets enthusiastic when he chats about his job and the terroir of his vineyards. Philipp Wittmann from the Wittmann winery has known Roman for a long time and even has a few bottles of his first vintage in the cellar. The two tell hostess Denise Mikulsky about shared Berlin experiences at the Adlon, but also about the challenges that await every day in the winery. Philipp explains why it takes heart and head to make a good wine, where his Riesling LA BORNE grows and that high auction prices sometimes make him feel guilty. It is also about generosity, thinking in terms of generations, appreciation, prosperity and the challenges for viticulture in the future. So tune in and enjoy this terrific conversation.
 
You can find all the links to the episode in our BIO. And for all those who not only want to listen but also like to watch, we have another tip: Check out the BORN TO BE WINE podcast on YouTube. Highly Recommended.

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12/06/2022

About Roman Niewodniczanski and his winery

12/06/2022

Don't be shy and use your own words to describe the wine you desire….

12/06/2022

Train your own taste….

11/06/2022

Winemaker and the wine list in the Restaurant…. A Long story :-)

11/06/2022

A good winemaker and a good guest - Justin Leone about Philipp Wittmann…