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Riesling Think Piece Nr.2 – O’Keefe for President!

The United States of Riesling: Sean O’Keefe for President! STOP PRESS – I just received the following comment to the below from Sean O’Keefe: “Thank you for your presidential nomination! I was working on a 5-year plan/Great Leap Forward speech … Continue reading

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Wein des Monats Mai 2012

R8“ Simply Wine € 9,90 „Wow! Er duftet nach Schiefer…und nach Muschelkalk…und nach viel mehr…“ sprudelte aus dem Mund des deutschen Jungwinzers neben mir am Tisch. Er hat den Wein vollkommen blind verkostet und hatte mit allen seinen Beobachtungen vollkommen … Continue reading

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Wine of the Month May 2012

“R8” from Simply Wine € 9.90 „Wow! It smells of slate…and of limestone…and lots more…“ cascaded out of the mouth of the Jungwinzer or young German winegrower next to me at the table. He was tasting a dry white wine … Continue reading

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Riesling Think Piece Nr.1 – The Global Riesling Somm-Sation

The guy on the right of this poster in the New York subway is Paul Grieco, the dynamo of the Global Riesling Somm-Sation. He just won the James Beard Award for the Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional of 2012. CONGRATULATIONS … Continue reading

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Riesling People Nr.2 – Double Ambassador Mr. Wu

Maybe you haven’t heard of him yet, but I promise you that Mr. Wu is on the fast track to fame, and not only in Berlin where his Hot Spot restaurant in the Charlottenburg district of the city serves by … Continue reading

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Riesling Bars Nr.1 – Love, Tilly Devine

How I desire you, how I miss you Love, Tilly Devine ! A few months ago at dusk on a warm summer day I walked down a dingy alley in Sydney/Australia and into one of the most astonishing bars on … Continue reading

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Riesling People Nr. 1 – Martin Tesch

MARTIN TESCH, Riesling’s Man in Black “Truth in wine is a scarce commodity. If a wine is more than 50% true then that’s already quite something.“ „Sometimes you have to go through the door; other times you have to go … Continue reading

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Wein des Monats April 2012

2011 Riesling trocken Karlheinz Schneider u. Sohn € 5,50 Journalisten und Kritiker reden und schreiben dauernd von „mineralischem“ Wein aber wie tatsächlich riecht oder schmeckt das? Für manche meiner Kollegen ist mineralisch im Wein gleichbedeutend mit ausgeprägter Säure, während andere … Continue reading

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Wine of the Month April 2012

2011 Riesling trocken Karlheinz Schneider u. Sohn € 5.50 Wine journalists and critics are writing and talking about it all the time, but what the hell does „minerally“ in wine actually smell or taste like? For some of my colleagues … Continue reading

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Die Gesichter hinter meiner Kolumnen

Ich wurde häufig nach zusätzliche Informationen und Fotos zu meinen Kolumnen in der Frankfruter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitun gefragt. Diese Bilder ersetzen keinesfalls die Kolumnen, zeigen aber zumindest die Gesichter hinter den empfohlenen Weinen. Die Bilder oben und unten passen zur Kolumne … Continue reading

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