Category Archives: I Am Wine
New York Riesling Diary: Day 14 – Wine of the Month October 2014 is the New York Yankees Riesling
‘New York Yankees’ Dry Riesling from Anthony Road in the FLX for $24.99 Of course, as no-sports Englishman (currently) in New York I am not able to fathom all the intricacies of baseball, but then I cant do the same … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 2 – Wine of the Month
Lion’s Tooth of McLaren Vale Shiraz-Riesling by Dandelion Vineyards $15.98 plus 7% NJ sales tax at Wine Works Dear Readers, my Wine of the Month is always a kind of letter to you, and hopefully also a gift. I find these … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 13 – Wine of the Month July
2013 “Indica” Rosé from Lioco, $20.99 plus Tax at Skyview Wines I guess that some of you are expecting wall-to-wall Riesling now that BEST WHITE WINE ON EARTH – The Riesling Story is out, but as much as I love … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 4 – Wine of the Month June 2014
2013 Villány Rosé from Hummel for Euro 7,50 Of course, everybody is now drinking rosé, because the sky is often blue and the sun is often shining (an interesting color combo there). I admit I sometimes do the same, although … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 1 – Wines of the Month April 2014
2012 Hölle Riesling trocken from Thörle for Euro 19,60 2012 Frauenberg Riesling trocken from Göhring for Euro 11,15 Of course, most of the German wine scene is currently totally fixated upon the 2013 vintage – new Rieslings and much else … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 30 – Wine of the Month March 2012 (Eroica is a steal at Trader Joe’s!)
2012 Eroica Riesling for $18.50 at Trader Joe’s This is a wine I’ve written about before, because when the first vintage (1999) was first released it was the first innovative American Riesling of the modern era, and because it subsequently … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 8 – Wine of the Month February 2014
2012 Kiwi Wine $22 per half bottle from Hermit Woods Winery My humble apologies for the delay in posting the new wine of the month, but as soon as I got back to NYWC the last vital round of corrections … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 65 – Wine of the Month, January 2014
El Maestro Sierra Oloroso (15 years old) Euro 11,95 in Berlin from www.vinos.de $ 19,99 per half in NYC from www.flatiron-wines.com Not Riesling? Not even a complex aromatic white? Nor even a rich and subtle red? No. My wine of the … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 5 – Wine of the Month July
2012 ‘Blanc de Noirs’ from Schlossmühlenhof for $13.99 Rich, but bone-dry Blanc de Noirs made from the Pinot Noir grape (called Spätburgunder in Germany) are hardly a traditional strength of the German wine industry. However, that’s exactly what this month’s … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 9 – Wine of the Month June
2012 Briedeler Riesling trocken & feinherb from Weingut Walter for Euro 7 It may not yet be June as I write these lines in New York Wine City (NYWC), but I’m doing so with my computer balanced precariously on the … Continue reading