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Wein des Monats November 2012

2011 Rivaner von Karl H. Johner für € 8 Was zum Teufel ist das? Ein Rivaner als Wein des Monats auf STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL statt ein Riesling? Rivaner ist ein Pseudonym für Müller-Thurgau und MT gehört eindeutig zum feindlichen … Continue reading

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Wine of the Month November 2012

2011 Rivaner from Karl H. Johner for € 8 What? A Rivaner as wine of the month at STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL instead of a Riesling? Rivaner is the alias of Müller-Thurgau and MT is part of the enemy!, or? … Continue reading

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Take the STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL Acid Test

Take the STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL Acid Test now to find out the acid truth about wine, the whole world of taste, and to discover your own personal acid limit! Some people clearly long for an acid-free world even more … Continue reading

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Wein des Monats Oktober 2012

2011 Riesling “SPONTAN” von Lubentiushof für € 9,50 Anderswo auf dieser STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL stelle ich bohrende Fragen und suche hartnäckig nach Antworten, aber hier schieße ich aus der Hüfte und versuche dabei die Faktoren Qualität, Preis-Leistung und Interesse … Continue reading

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Wine of the Month October 2012

2011 Riesling “SPONTAN”, € 9.50 from Lubentiushof Often at STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL I ask lots of probing questions and seek hard answers to them, but here I just shoot from the hip trying to keep quality, value for money … Continue reading

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Riesling Think Piece Nr.9: A Man’s got to do what a Man’s got to do (Part 2) + Comment by Doug Krenik

Hey guys, I don’t want to make life uncomfortable for you, but there are some hard facts I think you need to face up to, because at the moment some of you are being cheated by the wine industry. Those … Continue reading

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Stop Press! Amazing New Rieslings Nr.2

I guess that for most of you the city of Dresden in the ex-communist East of Germany is not one of the places you’d expect a delicious dry Riesling to grow. I guess that for most of you Dresden is … Continue reading

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Riesling Think Piece Nr.8: A Man’s got to do what a Man’s got to do (Part 1) + comment by Peter Webster

Many people are still suffering from a deep-seated misconception about Riesling’s personality, though it’s several years since Randall Grahm, then owner of the Riesling-focused Pacific Rim winery in Washington State, said the following oft-quoted words: “I am Riesling, a lioness, … Continue reading

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Wein des Monats September 2012

Elbling Crémant von Stephan Steinmetz für € 9,- Riesling ist die traditionelle Traubensorte an der Mosel, oder? Nein. Riesling ist seit vielen Jahrhunderten eine wichtige Traube für den Weinbau an der Mosel und seit dem späten 18. Jahrhundert die dominante … Continue reading

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Wine of the Month September 2012

Elbling Crémant from Stephan Steinmetz for €9 Riesling is the traditional wine grape on the Mosel, right? Wrong. Riesling certainly has a really long history on the Mosel and has been dominant in the vineyards of the most famous wine … Continue reading

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