Category Archives: STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 9 – Jefferson’s Monticello is a Monument to American Wine Culture
Everyone knows this image, because this view of Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello/VA is on back of every Nickel (the US 5 cent coin). However, if you’ve never been there then neither that nor anything else can prepare you for … Continue reading
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 8 – The Best Story on the Bus is Right Next to Me (Gonzo-Gastro Guru Paul Grieco)
The best story on the bus is sitting right next to me, Paul Grieco. the guiding spirit of Hearth Restaurant, the Terroir wine bars in New York Wine City (NYWC) and the self-styled “Riesling Overlord”. When you sit next to … Continue reading
#Riesling Road Trip: Day 7 – Charleston Blossoms at McCrady’s Restaurant
I am not a restaurant critic, because after once trying testing for one of the big restaurant guides I realized it was one of those 95% total boredom, 5% excitement jobs. However, here I am (temporarily) back on that job, … Continue reading
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 6 – The Calm Before the Riesling Storm in Charleston/SC
Read the Reflection to find out one of my Rieslings to live. Have you got one or more? As you might have already guessed, I don’t do normal selfies. Instead, I point my camera in a mirror, in this case … Continue reading
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 5 – Savannah/GA’s Kabinett Days and Spätlese Nights
That piece of meat on my plate in the Olde Pink House in Savannah/GA is a pork shank with a pineapple sauce and it was as delicious as it is filling. It is also a near-perfect match with medium-sweet, but … Continue reading
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 4 – Cinderella, Apollo and the American Dream of Riesling
I’m putting a brave face on it in this photo, but yesterday I suffered massive sensory overload and my nervous system came close to complete meltdown when Riesling Road Trip 2 visited the Kennedy Space Centre (KSC) then The Magic … Continue reading
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 3 – Ten Thousand Flamingos can’t be Wrong!
Yes, ten thousand flamingos can’t be wrong. This picture shows that we are in complete agreement about the sparkling Riesling Brut from Theo Minges in Flemlingen/Pfalz. Just in case some of you didn’t see this and the images below on … Continue reading
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 2 – Miami, the Whale and I
We just left Miami-Wynwood where I took the above picture and a slew of other eye-popping images of street art. For me this one was particularly interesting, because it had multiple meanings, not least the fact that yesterday we left … Continue reading
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 1 – The Great Riesling Lamp Goes On in Key West/ Florida
This is how our whole mad endeavor began early this morning on Higgs Beach in Key West/Florida. Suddenly it was time to hit the Riesling Road and head due north on #RieslingRoadTrip 2! North is the direction every Riesling wine … Continue reading
#RieslingRoadTrip Diary: Day 1 – Wine of the Month, May
All apologies for this horribly delayed posting. The problem was a demon combination of the terrible internet reception and midnight bug-hunting in my Key West/FL hotel. Finally, here is my wine of the month for May 2014: 2012 Sonoma Coast … Continue reading