1. China putt up a tariff of 42-percent against a number of EU products....because of the tariff the EU has on Chinese-made E-cars coming into Europe. German wine got onto the list.
2. Berlin-City is fixing up a new set of laws for 2026....to reduce bureaucracy. Anyone wishing to open a restaurant or café....will be able to wrap up ALL paperwork...online...in four weeks.
3. Just a odd TV note from the Christmas eve (24th) viewing on ARD (public TV) at around 1145 PM. I was channel flipping, and in the midst of the view....some Catholic Church Christmas mass....Stuttgart area. Camera panned over....here's some German guy in plastic wrap...all hunched over....laying on the cold tile floor of the church....with a priest in the background speaking.
Took me about a minute to realize....it was a artist thing.
On social media....lots of hype (mostly negative)....a few asking if this was thought through by the Catholic 'bosses'.
4. N-TV piece...it's estimate around 100-billion Euro is 'washed' yearly in Germany.
4 comments:
I wouldn't worry about the wine tariff. Mark Twain said, "The only way to tell the difference between German wine and vinegar was the label." I'm inclined to agree.
As far as I can go....I can tell you a 7 Euro wine....or a 30-Euro wine. One of my favorites...is a German wine that comes with a monkey 'engraved' upon the bottle.
Afentaler Winzer, I know it well. My wife still has a bottle of it downstairs...for 10 years. I still haven't worked up the courage to open it and drink.
I give a thumbs up on the Afentaler....originally, I thought it was a joke. The wife buys six to eight a year. For the 6-to-8 Euro range...it's a great dinner wine.
Post a Comment