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London Wine Diary: Day 1 – IT LIVES! My 2018 Nonnberg Riesling for Wein Weiblich the Movie is fermenting!

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Stuart

IT LIVES! My two 500 liter barrels of Riesling picked in the early morning of Monday, 17th September in the Nonnberg site of Wicker/Rheingau are now both fermenting. Both barrels were filled with the same must late on the evening … Continue reading →

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Vienna Wine Diary: Day 4 – BETRIEBSFEIER ZUM 35. JUBILÄUM MEINER TÄTIGKEIT ALS WEINJOURNALIST / OFFICIAL CELEBRATION OF MY 35th ANNIVERSARY AS A WINE JOURNALIST

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Stuart

Samstagabend, den 15.09.18 findet an einem geheimen Ort im Rheingau meine offizielle Betriebsfeier zum 35. Jubiläum meiner Tätigkeit als Weinjournalist statt. Wer eingeladen ist, weiß wo und wann. The official celebration of my 35th anniversary as a wine journalist takes … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wine Diary: Day 5 – THE TRUTH WILL OUT

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Stuart

“Those who deny history are condemned to repeat it,” George Santanaya It seems that in 21st century Britain the truth is a very dangerous substance and those who deal in it like myself represent a danger to social order and … Continue reading →

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Eppstein Wine Diary: Day 4 – WEIN WEIBLICH Der Schlamm und Ich

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Stuart

Für den Dokumentarfilm WEIN WEIBLICH arbeite ich dieses Jahr im Weinberg. Hier meine Gedanken zum zentralen Thema des Weinbaus: Schlamm. Wer interessiert ist unseren Projekt zu unterstützen kann auf den Link zu unseren Crowdfunding klicken. / This year for the … Continue reading →

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Eppstein Wine Diary: Day 2 – What Becomes of My Scathing British Satire Now that I’m German?

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Stuart

Some people have suggested that because I recently gained German Citizenship I’m now no longer British and that I will therefore lose my British humour, if I haven’t already done so. This deserves an answer and a satirical one at … Continue reading →

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Eppstein Wine Diary: Day 4 – WEIN WEIBLICH also known as Wine, Women & Rhine: The Movie

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Stuart

Yesterday, my assistant Peam Saisombat, a young Thai woman studying winemaking at the famous Geisenheim wine university, and I pruned 6 rows of Riesling vines in the Nonnberg site of Weingut Flick in Wicker at the eastern end of the … Continue reading →

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#greatburgundyyoucanactuallybuy – The (often delicious) Real Thing vs. (often unaffordable) Holy Burgundy

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Stuart

Who doesn’t want to taste the best wine in the world? One theory says the only possible way to do this is to go straight to Burgundy/France, do not pass Go and do not collect $200. At JamesSuckling.com we don’t … Continue reading →

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#bordeauxisreallyback and I am Really Back in Bordeaux

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Stuart

As you can see from the photograph above, taken by Nick Stock on January 15th at Château Lafite Rothschild, after steering clear of red Bordeaux for quite a few  years #bordeauxisback and I’m getting back into Bordeaux with enthusiasm. My … Continue reading →

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Eppstein Wine Diary: Day 2 – WEIN WEIBLICH The Movie Seeks The Superstar / WEIN WEIBLICH sucht den Superstar

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Stuart

I am a small part of the documentary movie WEIN WEINBLICH or Wine Women team. We – Christoph Koch, Gunnar Swanson and I – are seeking a young female winemaker who is studying at the Geisenheim Wine University to be … Continue reading →

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Eppstein Wine Diary: Day 1 – The New Beauty of German Wine, James Suckling and I

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Stuart

Who believes in the beauty of wine? James Suckling (pictured above) and I, along with many others too. However, some of our colleagues seem to have a problem with it. My report about the wines of the Nahe region of … Continue reading →

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