View of the vineyards near Merano and surroundings. In the foreground is Lebenberg Castle in Marling.
Dusseldorf Unique wines can change the world of wine forever. There are many examples of the effects of such “icon wines”. Without the Cloudy Bay winery, for example, which received worldwide recognition for its creation of a Sauvignon Blanc in the 1980s, New Zealand viticulture would probably not be as well known and popular today. And the Australians would not prefer the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to the local one, to the annoyance of the local winemakers.
Another example: In 1979, the then relatively unknown 29-year-old Miguel Torres laid the foundation stone for his wine group, which is now well known around the world. At a wine competition held by the gourmet magazine “Gault Millau” in Paris, his Spanish Cabernet Sauvignon “Gran Coronas Black Label” left all major French competitors behind. Among them were the world famous top châteaus such as Latour and Lafite.
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