6 Questions used to be a regular feature that I used to adore reading in the Sunday NY Times Magazine. Now I want to bring the format to Fass Selections by featuring our favorite wine producers and their candid responses to questions. I love this format as it extends beyond the traditional wine questions and shows am irreverent human side to all the people I work with and work with us. I hope you enjoy this series and the latest installment is from Martin Muellen of his famous namesake estate!
1- What was the last great wine you had that was not one of yours?
The last great wine was a "2010 Sassella Stella Retica" by ARPEPE from Valtelina
2- What was the last great meal you had?
The last big meal was in the wine & table house, Inh. Alexander Oos, Moselpromenade 4, 54349 Trittenheim, www.wein-tafelhaus.de. was wonderful! Here is the menu: AperoRehmousse with hazelnut crouton, hot smoked trout with horseradish and krenGurkiskernsuppe with coconut, ginger and curryMenüKaiser garnish "Asian" with shrimp croustillant ••• Quail breast and quail ragout with port-sparkling pancakes and mushroom potato gnocchi ••• Roulade of char with Pommery -SenfsaucePotato leek risotto and baked black pudding ravioli ••• Venison deer breast with Tasmanian mountain pepper jus, cranberries, celery, brussels sprouts and apple casserole ••• Cheese selection with fruit bread - blue cheese "opium" with poppy seeds - cows milk cheese "der Alte" 9 months Matured - Goat cream cheese with pistachios - Cow's milk cheese with flowers of meadow herbs - Cow's milk cheese with hops and hay A very excellent menu and very good hosts!
3- What are you currently streaming on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon that you really enjoy?
Unfortunately nothing. At the moment I am working in the vineyard and in the cellar. I enjoy that too!
4 - If you were prohibited from making wine, what would be your dream job?
Good that I may be a winegrower. It is a very nice job for me. But if it was not possible to be a winemaker, I might work something else in nature. Maybe I would be a ranger in a nature park or a beekeeper................
5 - What is your favorite wine region that is not yours or ones you currently work with?
I like Burgundy, Valtelina, Duro Valley and Tuscany - they are very beautiful wine regions.
6 - What do you think is the biggest problem for winemakers today?
The human that disturbs the natural processes of the earth and thus causes climate change. I hope that humanity takes the right measures to stop this process.
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