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New York Riesling Diary: Day 30 – The Art of Transformation in New York Wine City (NYWC)

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Stuart

It was exactly one year ago that I arrived for my first long visit to NYWC, so why is there a photograph of artist and graphic designer Steven Solomon at the top of this anniversary posting on STUART PIGOTT RIESLING … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 25 – Good News/Bad News, or if Pigs could fly in Bordeaux

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Stuart

First the Good News: Why do I always give Bordeaux another chance, although so many of my favorite wines have gone so far up the price scale that they’re no longer even visible? Is it that the first red wine that … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 24 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ, (Part 4 – does your vocabulary still contain the words “amoral” or “immoral”?)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Stuart

Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), Back on November 2nd when I INVITED YOU to read and listen in to all my correspondence and promised … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 22 – How Randall Grahm will Doon it Until the Day He Dies

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Stuart

The picture shows Randall Grahm, the guiding spirit of Bonny Doon Vineyard of Santa Cruz, CA, USA, Earth at lunch today in The Breslin on West 29th Street, Manhattan, NY, USA, Earth. However, what it actually records is a moment … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 20 – New Jersey is still on the Wrong Side of the Wine Tracks

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Stuart

As regular readers of this blog are well aware, sometimes I tell the stories as soon as they’ve happened and sometimes I need to chew things over for several days before I’m halfway sure what I really think. The other … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 18 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ, (Part 3 – Legal Implications)

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Stuart

Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), being a British subject, a permanent resident of the Federal Republic of Germany and a frequent visitor to the … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 17 – The Great Dry White Tasting (Riesling vs White Burgundy & Chenin Blanc)

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Stuart

This is Terroir Murray Hill in the throbbing heart of New York Wine City (NYWC), where on Monday afternoon (sorry for the terrible delay due to urgent and well paid work!) Rienne Martinez of Terroir Murray Hill and I staged … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 12 – An Open Letter to the Middle of the Row, by Caitlin Harrison

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Stuart

Caitlin Harrison worked the 2013 crush at Weingut Eva Vollmer in Mainz-Ebersheim/Rheinhessen. This is her second and final report: Upon a full two week’s reflection since I saw you last, and after many carefully thought out explanations of your production … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 11 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ (Part 2 – Paranoia has Many Faces)

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Stuart

Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), no doubt you found it suspicious that a few days ago I INVITED YOU to read all my private … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 9 – Yes, there are still some good red Bordeauxs that won’t bankrupt you or me

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Stuart

Red Bordeaux isn’t a wine that often lights my fire, and since the prices for the famous names went AWOL I stopped buying in protest. The last red Bordeaux I bought more than a single bottle of was the 2000 … Continue reading →

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