Category Archives: STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL
On the Riesling Road: Day 0 – UPDATED The World, including Germany, changed. Did Terry Theise get that? NOW with an answer from him about the “invasive species” of dry wines in Germany
Today I was going to give you a glimpse of the stories I’ll be posting here after I deliver the manuscript for my new Riesling book ‘BWWOE’ to my publisher, Abrams in New York City November 1st, but I just … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 13 The World According to Tesch
After my dinner last night at the Chinese restaurant Hot Spot in Berlin-Wilmersdorf with Martin Tesch of the Tesch winery in Langenlonsheim/Nahe I can tell you that the world according to Tesch is seriously interesting. Martin’s started by telling me … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 12 Back to the Vineyard!
Damn! I just realized that it’s an entire week since I put up a new post, which certainly wasn’t my plan, but when you’re book writing at 2,000 miles an hour as I have been almost every day for the … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 5 – OK, this is not about Riesling, but it is about Winegrowing in the Greater Berlin Area!
This photograph taken early this morning a short train ride/drive outside Berlin in a southwesterly direction in the state of Brandenburg shows why I’m in such high spirits today. It shows one of the almost one thousand Pinotin vines I … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 4 – Back in the Berlin Groove? How Riesling from Briedel saved my life and can save yours!
Returning to Berlin after an absence of two and half months early on Monday was quite a shock and I have to admit that I still miss New York, as this piece of graffiti I captured on East 7th Street … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 12 – Wine of the Month August
2012 Dry Riesling from Dr. Konstantin Frank for $14.99 German Riesling is calling to me from afar, and today I have to climb on a plane and return to Berlin. Not only will I miss New York, but I’ll also … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 9 – Lost in Space up the Hudson
I just returned from a couple of days in the Hudson Valley (pictured above minutes before my arrival) visiting my new friends Liz and Don O’Toole close to Rhinebeck. The landscape was almost invariably beautiful, sometimes utterly breathtaking and it … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 6 – Still Learning from/about New York Wine City (NYWC)
From my base at the Hotel of Hope on East 7th Street I continue to explore New York Wine City (NYWC). You might think that since I began this process of discovery back in late November I would have found … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 4 – It was indeed a very Long Night of German Wine
Who dunnit? There’s been some noise in the twittersphere lately about me being crazy, and I have to admit that at the least some pretty crazy stuff happens around me. The reporter in my soul then grabs hold of things … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 2 – Keep on Cruis’n !
“Which organization are you with?” asked the dark-haired not-quite-so-young-any-more woman sitting next to me on the deck of the USS Jewel yesterday at 7:55pm. “Organization? It’s just me,” I naively replied. “Oh, I’m with the Jewish Singles,” she explained, and … Continue reading