Author Archives: Stuart
GHB Diary 3/2019: Lieber Nahe als Ferne / Love the Nahe
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
“I dwell in possibility” – Nancy Irelan, FLX Rebel Winemaker with a Cause
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
GHB Diary 2/2019 – Revolutionary „7 Terroirs“ Wine from Gut Hermannsberg Launched at 2019 ProWein Trade Fair
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
GHB Diary 1/2019 – The Lost World of the Rotenberg – Die verlorene Welt des Rotenbergs
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
Gut Hermannsberg celebrates its 10th Anniversary and I am their Riesling Ambassador
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
Stuart Pigott departs JamesSuckling.com / Stuart Pigott verabschiedet sich von JamesSuckling.com
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
Beijing Wine Diary: Day 0 – Weinweiblich Live kommt bald! / Wine Women & Rhine Live is coming soon!
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
London Wine Diary: Day 1 – IT LIVES! My 2018 Nonnberg Riesling for Wein Weiblich the Movie is fermenting!
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
Vienna Wine Diary: Day 4 – BETRIEBSFEIER ZUM 35. JUBILÄUM MEINER TÄTIGKEIT ALS WEINJOURNALIST / OFFICIAL CELEBRATION OF MY 35th ANNIVERSARY AS A WINE JOURNALIST
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
Berlin Wine Diary: Day 5 – THE TRUTH WILL OUT
“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