Swimming Goose
This was supposed to be the last glass of wine to finish a wine-heavy day on the South Styrian Weinstrasse and ended up being the first ever (I... Read more →
Looking for Wine on a Wine Street
Something is changing on the South Styrian Wine Street (Südsteirische Weinstrasse). Exactly three years ago I was riding up and down the hills on my... Read more →
Styrian Treasure
I was recommended Pichler Schober three years ago by an elderly couple, as a result of my attempt to shift the conversation away from the refugee... Read more →
Alone in Sausal
I have never thought it would be so difficult to find an open winery in the Southern Styria. Going from hill to hill on my rented e-bike, I was... Read more →
Goose Art
Styria, unlike Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, is not a very Martinigansl area. Perhaps St. Martin is not appreciated there as much, so... Read more →
A Tough Bird
Just a few days ago, I introduced the idea of the “stop-point” – the moment when one stops eating the goose regardless of how much of it is... Read more →
The Crunchy Perfection
According to my theory (which I have come up with ten minutes ago in the shower but plan to develop further), every Martinigansl has a... Read more →
Non-goose
Waldviertlerhof was an accidental choice. The plan was to revisit the yesteryear’s winner, Silberwirt. Unfortunately, their goose was by prior... Read more →
Braised Goose
I know very little about cooking geese. Let’s face it, I know very little about cooking in general. I do know, however, that “roasted” and... Read more →
A Grim Goose
Being quite nasty (occasionally), I was actually looking forward to having a bad goose at Gustl Bauer. After three goose successes this year, it... Read more →
Slow Food
I don’t think I’ve ever waited so long for a goose. At one point (and after more than two beers) I started to doubt whether the waiter had... Read more →
The Goose Standard
Stadtwirt is one of those strange “hybrid” locations that are equally attractive to both Austrians and tourists. Thanks to its location near the... Read more →