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New York Wine Diary: Day 13 – The Sparkling Genius of Larry Mawby (and My New Year’s Resolution)

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Stuart

As promised, my last blog posting of 2015 has a sparkling wine theme. I know that now some of you are now going to ask why I didn’t post this at least a week ago, so that you could stock … Continue reading →

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New York Wine Diary: Day 7 – Merry Christmas from NYC

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Stuart

Obviously I’m not celebrating the holiday at the moment, because I have to sit at my desk to write this message of good will to all women and men. Sorry for reminding you all of that horrible things called work … Continue reading →

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New York Wine Diary: Day 3 – Give Yourself ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA #2: AZ with MJK for Christmas and Blow Your Mind!

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Stuart

Why wait for people to give you stuff you don’t want for Christmas that will only depress you, when with a couple of mouse clicks you can give yourself my e-book for Kindle (just download the free Kindle app onto … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wine Diary: Day 4 – Kelby Russell of Red Newt Cellars in the FLX is My Riesling Hero 2015

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Stuart

How quickly do things really change on Planet Wine? Often if you look past the headlines that try keep trying to persuade us the winemaking wheel has just been reinvented again, then take a thoughtful and probing look at history … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wine Diary: Day 2 – John Winthrop Haeger’s Excellent New Book “Riesling Rediscovered”

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Stuart

2015 was not an easy Riesling year, and I’m not talking about the vintage (probably great in Europe, possibly less exciting in many parts of North America). During the last year I’ve been told any number of times but people … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wine Diary: Day 1 – Ten Years After I Gave Up Painting Suddenly I’m an Artist Again!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Stuart

The title of this entry to my wine diary is radically out of synch with the subject of this posting, because yesterday after three days in the Pfalz I made the decision to return to Berlin for medical tests. It … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wine Diary: Day 11 – My Riesling Revelations 2015

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Stuart

Ein deutschsprachige Version von diesem Text wird bald folgen. Ich bitte um Geduld! Late last year the announcement of my Riesling Revelations for the year caused quite a stir, so there was never any doubt in my mind that I would … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wine Diary: Day 8 – Paul Draper of Ridge Vineyards is the Original Rock Star of Wine America

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Stuart

Paul Draper is the original Rock Star of Wine America. Why do I make this unconventional and radical claim? Of course, the term comes from the title of my series of e-books about the underground rock star winemakers of America, and … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wine Diary: Day 2 – My Mother Tongue and I

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Stuart

It’s just under 24 hours since I (kicking and screaming with reluctance) signed up with Facebook and was greeted with just over 1,000 emails from people asking to be my “friends” or congratulating me that I had finally seen the … Continue reading →

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Berlin Wine Diary: Day 1 – The Tale of My Two Wine Cities, Berlin & New York

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Stuart

When I took a flight from the Wine Metropole Berlin to New York Wine City (NYWC) on this day three years ago I was definitely planning on beginning a new life, but dividing my time between two cities in the … Continue reading →

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