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NYWC Diary: Day 12 – The Cover Story of ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA #1
The image on the cover of my first e-book, ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA #1 pictured above, has already got a lot of comment and I felt that I must tell the story of how it came about. By chance … Continue reading
NYWC Diary: Day 8 – #1 is Completely Outrageous and Coming Very Soon on Kindle!
Yes, ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA #1 is completely outrageous and coming very soon on Kindle. There was no alternative to applying the Parental Advisory Explicit Content sticker to the cover of my new work, pictured above, because of the … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 6 – FLX Launches a Great Riesling Vintage!
I am really not a fan of vintage tables, much less the declaration that this or that year is a Great Vintage, because every vintage varies considerably in quality from winery to winery, and sometimes no less from one plot … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 3 – Some Pictures (from the NYWC Wine Riot) Speak for Themselves!
There’s little need to write much in the way of explanation for these images from the NYWC Wine Riot yesterday evening and today, except to point out that it was 2013 vintage dry Rieslings from Dr. Loosen on the Mosel, … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 1 – Wine Rethinking (or how a Change is Not as Good as a Rest!)
Moving from one place to another, both in the sense of traveling and of moving house unleashes unusual energies in me, and I’m still feeling the after-effects of doing both simultaneously yesterday. This is my new place in New York … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 13 – Is Eric Asimov Really Unprejudiced Towards American Grapes and Wines?
Rarely do I take an article by a colleague and pick it apart here on this blog, because this could so easily be interpreted as (excuse me for the pun) sour grapes that I wasn’t the one who filled that … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 8 – The Daring of Cornelia Heymann & Reinhard Löwenstein
Wine is not only an emotionally charged product, it is also a catalyst of emotions. You want to go one way and it leads you another, sometimes dragging you by the scruff of your neck while you kick and scream. … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 6 – Wu are You? Introducing ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA
Here in Berlin I’m still struggling with that virus in my lungs, but I’ve been trying not to let it get me down. One of the best things about being back in Berlin is being able to visit Hot Spot,the … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 2 – Mosel Unplugged inc. staring Niels Frevert & Unforgettable Riesling
Because maybe / You’re gonna be the one that saves me… Note: Many apologies that it’s been such a long time since the last posting, but a horrible virus made its home in my lungs, and it was a struggle … Continue reading
Rheingau Riesling Diary: Day 1 – The Grapes Begin to Soften ! (Technical Word: Verasion)
After the hottest summer in Western Europe since 2003 & 2006 and the driest summer in Western Europe since 1961 how do the grapes look? I have to admit the combination of hot and dry made me worry that a … Continue reading