12 Dec
2007
12 Dec
'07
3:42 p.m.
What a loss for all of us. He was funny, sincere, intensely passionate about wine and one
of the most educated winemakers you could know. I met Alois in 1995 at a tasting of his
wines in Europe. I remember in particular his nectar sweet TBAs. As I took my first sip,
he said "This wine always makes me feel like having sex!" A few seconds
later...he looked around at the females present and said "Well?" His wines were
indeed ethereal.
Remembering him and the wines fondly,
Annette Peters
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From: "russellmccandless(a)frontiernet.net"
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Sent: Dec 5, 2007 12:48 PM
To: wine(a)thebarn.com
Subject: [wine] Alois Kracher, RIP
Alois Kracher, the esteemed producer of Austrian sweet wines, passed
away last night at age 48 from cancer. A short obituary appears at
http://www.decanter.com/news/165896.html (among other sources).