Author Archives: Stuart

Riesling Ambassador

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Stuart

Riesling is the key! Photograph by Alexandra Stellwagen Here is my new autobiographical text explaining what happened to me and my work during the last years. You will also find it if you click on the Riesling Ambassador button above. … Continue reading →

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GHB Diary 5/2019 – The 35th Anniversary of My New Life: Part 2

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Stuart

Today is my 59th birthday and to celebrate that here’s the story of the crucial moment in my life as a wine journalist. Leonard Humbrecht, how can I thank you properly? What was that „pungent“ taste I found in the … Continue reading →

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GHB Diary 4/2019 – The 35th Anniversary of My New Life: Part 1

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Stuart

This is the first posting on my blog under my new masthead and this is Part 1 of the most important story I have to tell. / Es tut mir leid aber Sie müssen eine Weile auf die deutsche Übersetzung … Continue reading →

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GHB Diary 3/2019: Lieber Nahe als Ferne / Love the Nahe

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Stuart

Die Wettervorhersage für Sonntag, den 7. April ist 17° C mit Sonne und ich habe ein Vorschlag für den Tagesprogramm: Niederhäuser Weinfrühling an der Nahe / The weather forecast for Sunday, 7th April is 17° C with sunshine. I suggest … Continue reading →

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“I dwell in possibility” – Nancy Irelan, FLX Rebel Winemaker with a Cause

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Stuart

Since early March 2019, when I began work for the Gut Hermannsberg (GHB) wine estate in Niederhausen in the Nahe region of Germany, the focus of this blog has certainly shifted. Here’s proof that it is by no means limited … Continue reading →

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GHB Diary 2/2019 – Revolutionary „7 Terroirs“ Wine from Gut Hermannsberg Launched at 2019 ProWein Trade Fair

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Stuart

The revolutionary white wine 7 Terroirs from Gut Hermannsberg (GHB) estate winery in Niederhausen/Nahe is launched on the 17th-19th March, 2019 at the ProWein trade fair in Düsseldorf/Germany. The dry Riesling from the 2018 vintage redefines and reinvents the Estate … Continue reading →

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GHB Diary 1/2019 – The Lost World of the Rotenberg – Die verlorene Welt des Rotenbergs

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Stuart

I just started as Riesling Ambassador for the Gut Hermannsberg (GHB) estate in Niederhausen/Nahe and, of course, I spent some time getting to know my new desk, where I wrote and translated a row of texts for the fast approaching … Continue reading →

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Gut Hermannsberg celebrates its 10th Anniversary and I am their Riesling Ambassador

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Stuart

Here is the text of the press release that Wine + Partners sent out on Monday, 25th February. Bitte nach unten scrollen für die deutschspachige Version. 35 years ago Stuart Pigott visited Gut Hermannsberg, then the Staatliche Weinbaudomäne Niederhausen-Schloßböckelheim or Nahe … Continue reading →

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Stuart Pigott departs JamesSuckling.com / Stuart Pigott verabschiedet sich von JamesSuckling.com

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Stuart

Foto: Jörg Lehmann Für den deutschsprachigen Text bitte runter scrollen. For the last two and a half years I worked as Contributing Editor for JamesSuckling.com and it was a great journey of discovery. Thanks to James, and with the … Continue reading →

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Beijing Wine Diary: Day 0 – Weinweiblich Live kommt bald! / Wine Women & Rhine Live is coming soon!

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Stuart

Ab 18 Uhr am Abend von Freitag, den 23. November, ein ganzes Jahr vor dem offiziellen Release von dem Dokumentarfilm Weinweinblich, gibt es in der Scheune von Weingut Joachim Flick in Flörsheim-Wicker/Rheingau ein Screening mit dem Regisseur Christoph Koch. Dazu präsentieren acht … Continue reading →