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New York Riesling Diary: Day 8 – That Strange and Rare Substance Called TRUTH

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Stuart

Yes, this blog is all about that strange and rare substance called truth. Sometimes, I feel as if truth has become something seriously dangerous to be found in possession of. Political leaders of all persuasions, but particularly those of a … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 5 – Is this the ROCKY HORROR RIESLING SHOW? No, it’s FLX Sweet Surrender!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Stuart

After KISTLER MY ASS (scroll down to see my previous blog posting) is this now the ROCKY HORROR RIESLING SHOW ??? No way! These are just some of the nobly-rotten grapes from which Red Tail Ridge winery in the Finger … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 1 – “Kistler sucks!” or the Painful Truth about High-End Bullshit Chardonnay (and an Exciting Alternative)

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Stuart

I got some flak for writing the words Bullshit Chardonnay in my recent book ‘Best White Wine on Earth – The Riesling Story’ (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). Some people, including those of high intelligence with a well-developed sense of irony, … Continue reading →

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Finger Lakes Riesling Diary: Day 4 – FLX Dream Teams

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Stuart

You could say that writing how certain wine winemaking teams have done something for an entire region like the Finger Lakes (FLX) in Upstate New York is just stating the obvious: producing wine in any quantity in any wine region … Continue reading →

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Finger Lakes Riesling Diary: Day 3 – My Great Eye-Opening in the Land of Ice and Snow

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Stuart

I’m sure that many of you think, that after 30 years of doing the Riesling Thing as intensely as I have, I’ve got nothing to learn from another trip to a wine region like the Finger Lakes (FLX) in Upstate … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 10 – Problems Past, and the Present Challenge

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Stuart

It’s often asserted that the 1971 German wine law was The Great Problem, the one cataclysmic cause of that Temporary Lapse of Riesling from which the world has been emerging (some places faster than others) since the last turn of … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 4 – Holy Burgundy (and the actual wine growing region that’s contiguous with it)

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Stuart

I’ve been to Burgundy in France many times, mostly I had a great time there, and I tasted many wonderful burgundy wines red and white (next to some grossly over-priced inferior wines), but in spite of all that I never … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 3 – In Pursuit of Balance (and Open-Mindedness) in NYC, now with an important PS

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Stuart

Often Riesling People – producers, somms, writers and fans – look across at the world of the wines from the red Pinot Noir and white Chardonnay grapes as if that were a parallel universe in which everything is always seriously … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 3 – My LA Confidential

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Stuart

Some people seem to imagine that blog postings like these can be knocked out in a few minutes, but the truth is that mostly it takes 90 – 120 minutes to write a regular posting, select the photographs and do … Continue reading →

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Oregon Riesling Diary: Day 2 – Oregon Riesling Breakthrough (Part 1)

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Stuart

The last stop on my crazy Riesling World Tour is Oregon (OR), and although my strength is now fading fast after being on the road since January 7th these were exciting days. My visit started with the OR Technical Pre-Bottling … Continue reading →

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