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Wein des Monats März 2013 – eine sensationelle Preis-Leistung!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Stuart

2011 Riesling trocken “Alter Reben” €6,50 von Sebastian Schneider Der Mittelrhein ist ein kleines und immer noch unbekanntes Weinbaugebiet, obwohl es auch der romantische Teil des Rheintals ist, der seit Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts Dichter und Maler inspiriert (und noch … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 33 – The sensational value for money Wine of the Month March 2013

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Stuart

2011 Riesling trocken ‘Alte Reben’ from Schneider – das Weingut The Mittelrhein region of Germany is small and little-known, although this is the Romantic Rhine which inspired poets and painters from the early years of the 19th century. More important … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 30 – Berlin’s best Somm(elier), the amazing Billy Wagner

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Stuart

My apologies for the long silence, but illness left me running to hit deadlines. Then I had to fly to Frankfurt yesterday evening to present Billy Wagner of the Rutz wine bar in Berlin (pictured above at the WineVibes parts … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 25 – The mind-blowing 2010 & 2011 Wines of Clemens Busch

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Stuart

I wish you’d been in the Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg wine bar Weinstein yesterday evening for the mind-blowing tasting of Rieslings from the 2010 and 2011 vintages from Clemens Busch (above) in Pünderich/Mosel. I can’t remember ever experiencing a more impressive tasting … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 21 – Gimme Shelter

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Stuart

Amongst red wines Pinot Noir is all those things which Riesling is for white wine, not least amongst them being the combination of intensity and delicacy. This kept going through my mind yesterday at the 10th anniversary celebration of the … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 18 – China’s Red Obsession

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Stuart

Here is Thomas Struck, director of the Culinary Cinema program of the Berlinale Film Festival relaxing after the end of yesterday evening’s world premier of the movie ‘Red Obsession’ in Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau and the dinner which followed in the mirror … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 16 – The Cool Truth of Heat Summations for Riesling

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Stuart

These Riesling vineyards are in the Clare Valley of South Australia, which on paper is warmer than the Barossa Valley. To find out how that works read on… No numbers are more fundamental to winegrowing than heat summations. These numbers (there … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 13 – Hamburg and it’s cool / very cool / mega-cool Climate

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Stuart

The idea of winegrowing in Hamburg probably seems pretty crazy. Isn’t Germany a cool place and surely Northern Germany is even cooler, maybe even actually cold in comparison to the winegrowing regions further south in the country? In the seminar … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 11 – Amazing New Rieslings Nr.3

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Stuart

Great Riesling from Slovakia? These were not the first impressive Rieslings I ever tasted from Slovakia (that was the 2001 Château Béla), but the three 2011s I tasted yesterday evening from the Elesko Winery close to Modra, a short drive … Continue reading →

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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 8

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Stuart

Of course, drinking good Riesling from one of Germany’s 13 wine growing regions is only one way of gazing deep into the German soul. Another way is to seek out a serious Torte such as this Schwarzwälderkirschtorte made by my mother-in-law … Continue reading →

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