2009 marks 50 years of the super-friendly family-owned Schwarztrauber vineyard and approximately 20 years on this vineyard site - a site that's easy to reach by local train transport plus a short walk (or maybe later a stagger) past the vines.

Summer festival on last weekend in August is particularly worth a visit with approximately 15 wines, organic food, music, informal tours by the owner and tours by traditional horse-drawn carts through the vines (a bumpy ride if you take your wineglass with you!).

Owners also do regular tasting events both on and off-site and will organise all kinds of tailored tasting events on site for groups. All wines certified organic by top German organic authorities etc. and they deliver (often personally where they can!) cases to just about everywhere in Germany. Wines can also be bought by bottle or case at a discount on site too.

Who needs Tuscany anyway? This is so much better, such a cool informal place, great wine, great food, great people with so much passion for wine!

Bioland-Weingut Gerhard Schwarztrauber
Lauterbachstraße 20
67435 Neustadt-Mußbach/Weinstraße
Germany
www.schwarztrauber.com
Open:
Mon-Thurs 9.00-12.00
Fri 8.00-18.00
Sat 9.00-16.00
plus events listed on website.
Train to Neustadt/Weinstrasse then change to local train and alight at Mussbach (6 min.)

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It is biggest of two Goose Island pubs in Chicago and is the only place - apart from main brewery site at 1800 West Fulton St - where the beer is brewed.
Goose Island is Chicago's only "craft beer" i.e. microbrewery and has been going since 1988.
They do brewery tours at N. Clybourn site on Sunday afternoons at $3 for a tour, full beer tastings and a souvenir glass to take away! Its ideal to have a leisurely lunch there (the food is also great, esp. the burgers) followed by the tour.

Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub/Brewery
1800 North Clybourn
Chicago, IL 60614, USA
www.gooseisland.com

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