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New York Wine Diary: Day 25 – Hugel’s New Star Rieslings
It might sound absurd to talk about innovation at a company founded in 1639, but that’s what Jean- Frédéric Hugel (left) and his father Etienne (right) were doing today in New York, and they brought the wines along to prove … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 14 – The New Hugel
Maison Hugel of Riquewihr long seemed like the bastion of tradition in Alsace/France, but last night at the tasting dinner they and their US importer Frederick Wildman staged at Zuma Restaurant at 261 Madison Avenue that image cracked, dissolved and … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 22 – Too late for BEST WHITE WINE ON EARTH, but still a Riesling Superman!
Almost exactly two years and two months ago I began research for BEST WHITE WINE ON EARTH – The Riesling Story, which Stewart, Tabori & Chang will publish here in New York Wine City (NYWC) in June and the book … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 10 – Joelle Thomson on New Zealand’s 3rd National Riesling Tasting
Joelle Thomson (the women with the Riesling back turned to the camera) is a journalist, wine writer and author of 14 books about wine in New Zealand. She was first bitten by the Riesling bug in 1994 and has never … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 56 – What can we learn from Riesling? Choosing between Convictions and Truth
Riesling keeps teaching me lessons, keeps showing me how many of my own convictions are just so much baggage, so many boundaries I’ve consciously and unconsciously put up in front of myself. As Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “convictions are greater enemies … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 3
This morning I’m seriously KO after the exertion of organizing yesterday evening’s tasting of dry Rieslings from the Rheinhessen region of Germany at Trestle on Tenth (thank you guys for the great support!) But when I think about talented young … Continue reading
Riesling Think Piece Nr.8: A Man’s got to do what a Man’s got to do (Part 1) + comment by Peter Webster
Many people are still suffering from a deep-seated misconception about Riesling’s personality, though it’s several years since Randall Grahm, then owner of the Riesling-focused Pacific Rim winery in Washington State, said the following oft-quoted words: “I am Riesling, a lioness, … Continue reading
“On the Road” mit Stuart Pigott – Weinwunder Deutschland 2 kommt !
Um 15:30 Uhr am Samstag den 7. Januar ist es endlich so weit: die Erstausstrahlung von der 2. Staffel von “Weinwunder Deutschland” fängt in BR3 an. Wie in der 1. Staffel geht es um die dramatische Entwicklung des deutschen Weins … Continue reading
Wein Telegramm from America 3
Wine Telegramm from America 3 It was rum, not tea, which made Boston the craddle of the American War of Indepence / es war nicht Tee sondern Rum, der aus Boston/Massachutsettts die Wiege des amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg machte +++ I would … Continue reading
Wein des Monats – Juli 2008
Silvaner trocken 2007 Silvaner trocken vom Weingut Seehof/Rheinhessen Vor langer Zeit in einem Land voller Hügel, nahe dem großen Rheinstrom, das man Rheinhessen nannte, gab es einen hässlichen Konsumwein namens Liebfraumilch. Dieser Unwein war süß, dünn und belanglos, verkaufte sich … Continue reading