Das Leben ist zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken

Dive into a fantastical world of the Rheingau, rich in nuances like a well-aged wine - sometimes sparkling, sometimes mysterious, sometimes sensual. Whether it's a time machine transporting you back to the 21st century, unscrupulous counterfeiters secretly adding flavored resins to inferior wines, or a female goblin in the form of Bettina von Arnim causing erotic mischief in the Brentano household - prepare to be surprised. Discover what prompts a young woman from the hinterland forest to enter the Benedictine convent of St. Georgsklause. Marvel at what leads the bodiless ruffian Siebold of Sooneck to Hildegard of Bingen. Learn what the will of a vineyard owner reveals about the lifestyle of the Rheingau and why the lord of Schloss Johannisberg had his steward executed. And when a wild boar from Martinsthal meets an online relationship scammer and horsepower collides with pedals, the spectacle is complete, guaranteeing your reading pleasure. RheinWeinFeder, the community of authors working in the Rheingau, presents with the collection "Auslese" their first anthology of short stories inspired by the quote: "Life is too short to drink bad wine." A phrase attributed to Goethe, although he never actually wrote it down. The authors have certainly been inspired by this quote to create colorful and fantastical stories that will make you smile, wonder, and reflect.