Category Archives: STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL
The Strange and Wonderful Story of Gut Hermannsberg’s 10th Anniversary Book – Part 1
The publication by Gut Hermannsberg (GHB) of 10 years of passion for RIESLING & TERROIR / 10 Jahre RIESLING & TERROIR aus Leidenschaft gives me both strange and wonderful feelings. For the author it’s always wonderful completing a project as … Continue reading
Cool Climate is Dead in Old Europe
I just attended the wonderful and stimulating FLXcursion global Riesling conference in the Finger Lakes (FLX) region of Upstate New York where I also presented a seminar on Tuesday, 23rd July. I got a lot of requests to post at … Continue reading
GHB Diary 4/2019 – The 35th Anniversary of My New Life: Part 1
This is the first posting on my blog under my new masthead and this is Part 1 of the most important story I have to tell. / Es tut mir leid aber Sie müssen eine Weile auf die deutsche Übersetzung … Continue reading
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
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
Eppstein Wine Diary: Day 2 – WEIN WEIBLICH The Movie Seeks The Superstar / WEIN WEIBLICH sucht den Superstar
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