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Los Angeles Riesling Diary: Day 0 – Marlborough Family Photo-Album

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Stuart

White riot – I wanna riot / white riot – a riot of my own!  TextI just made it to LA, but my head is still full of the wines of Marlborough and the faces behind them. Nobody did more … Continue reading →

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New Zealand Riesling Diary: Day 2 – Watch Your Step in Sunny Marlborough

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Stuart

How did he, whoever he was, get a hold of my telephone number and then know when my phone would be switched on? Normally it’s switched off when I’m in somewhere  far removed from home like Marlborough/NZ, but suddenly there … Continue reading →

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New Zealand Riesling Diary: Day 0 – Her Many Faces

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Stuart

One of the things that Riesling Downunder (the last three days in Melbourne) reminded me of is how Riesling has many faces. The diversity of Riesling beauty is something it takes some time and effort to appreciate well and it … Continue reading →

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Australian Riesling Diary: Day 5 – The Depths and the Pinnacles at Riesling Downunder

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Stuart

Few people realize imagine why this blog doesn’t manage to post stories more regularly. postings. Not only is my life often hectic, but it doesn’t run more smoothly than yours does, and technology sometimes lets me down at the crucial … Continue reading →

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Australian Riesling Diary: Day 3 – Riesling Downunder and the Empty Seat

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Stuart

Everyone is welcome, but some can’t attend.  I have every reason to celebrate. Today the global Riesling fest called RIESLING DOWNUNDER begins in Melbourne/Victoria. This three day event is organized by the leading OZ Riesling producers Jim Barry and Pikes … Continue reading →

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Australian Riesling Diary: Day 2 – Shine on Great Southern

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Stuart

From my last posting you might have got the idea that the Rieslings of Western Australia (WA) are some kind of weird and (possibly) wonderful freak show, heavy on irony and low on old-fashioned consistency, but this is not true … Continue reading →

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Australian Riesling Diary: Day1 – The Wild West of Riesling Oz (with Irony)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Stuart

Andrew Hoadley of La Violetta Wines in Denmark/Western Australia (WA), pictured above, is a winemaker with a sense of irony that’s married to a great feeling for harmony, a combination that I haven’t come across in this form since I … Continue reading →

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Singapore Riesling Diary: Day 2 – Under the Swan, the Lion and the Unicorn (Part 4) – In Memory of Philip Eyres

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Stuart

“Those who deny history are condemned to repeat it,” George Santanaya This is the fourth and final installment of the talk on my Life and Riesling I gave at the Riesling Fellowship evening on Thursday, January 29th at Vintners Hall … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 2 – Under the Swan, the Lion and the Unicorn (Part 3) – In Memory of Philip Eyres

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Stuart

This is the third installment of the talk I gave at the Riesling Fellowship evening on Thursday, January 29th at Vintners Hall in the City of London. I was invited to speak for 15 minutes about my life and Riesling … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 1 – Under the Swan, the Lion and the Unicorn (Part 2) – In memory of Philip Eyres

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Stuart

This is the second installment of the talk I gave at the Riesling Fellowship evening in the Vintners Hall in London on January 29th. To fully grasp the context of the below it would help to read my previous posting … Continue reading →

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