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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 0 – Anarchy in the UK, the USA, the FRG and Everywhere Else on Planet Riesling

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Stuart

„Riesling is anarchy!“ The words were like an electric shock that was administered not just to me, but to everyone sitting around the long table in Restaurant Marcorbrunn in Hotel Schloss Reinhartshausen (Rheingau/Germany) yesterday during the press lunch of the … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 9 – The Riesling Rumors Story

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Stuart

Rumors are always a bit ugly, because nobody can control them, and this time is no exception. Suddenly there’s such a swarm of them flying around New York Wine City (NYWC) that I feel like I could swat them until … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 3 – Important Dates in June for Your New York Riesling Diary!

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Stuart

Here with one small correction – the time for the tasting on June 22nd. Here, finally, is the program for the series of events immediately following the publication of BEST WHITE WINE ON EARTH – The Riesling Story by Stewart, … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 2 – #RieslingRoadTrip FLASHBACK (Key West/FL to New York Wine City)

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Stuart

Did you see us or this bizarre vehicle somewhere, somehow between Monday, May 5th in Key West/FL and May 16th in New York Wine City (NYWC)??? Above is my first glimpse of our Riesling Whale – my nickname for our … Continue reading →

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#RieslingRoadTrip: Day 11 – Lobster Loves Riesling, and Mosel Riesling Kabinett feels at Home in DC!

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Stuart

It’s hardly original to suggest that lobster loves Riesling, but back in Europe lobster is generally a luxury food and saying that could be interpreted as an elitist statement. Here in the land of the lobster roll that isn’t necessarily … Continue reading →

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#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 10 – My Fond Memories of the Southeast, it’s Charm and Hospitality

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Stuart

I’d been to the Southeast of the US several times before, but to be frank I didn’t really get it until Riesling Road Trip 2 forced me to spend a long week in this part of the country that I … Continue reading →

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#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 9 – Jefferson’s Monticello is a Monument to American Wine Culture

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Stuart

Everyone knows this image, because this view of Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello/VA is on back of every Nickel (the US 5 cent coin). However, if you’ve never been there then neither that nor anything else can prepare you for … Continue reading →

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#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 8 – The Best Story on the Bus is Right Next to Me (Gonzo-Gastro Guru Paul Grieco)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Stuart

The best story on the bus is sitting right next to me, Paul Grieco. the guiding spirit of Hearth Restaurant, the Terroir wine bars in New York Wine City (NYWC) and the self-styled “Riesling Overlord”. When you sit next to … Continue reading →

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#Riesling Road Trip: Day 7 – Charleston Blossoms at McCrady’s Restaurant

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Stuart

I am not a restaurant critic, because after once trying testing for one of the big restaurant guides I realized it was one of those 95% total boredom, 5% excitement jobs. However, here I am (temporarily) back on that job, … Continue reading →

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#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 6 – The Calm Before the Riesling Storm in Charleston/SC

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Stuart

Read the Reflection to find out one of my Rieslings to live. Have you got one or more? As you might have already guessed, I don’t do normal selfies. Instead, I point my camera in a mirror, in this case … Continue reading →

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