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Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 0 – All Edges and Indecipherable

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Stuart

I just got off the plane from New York and I’m feeling a bit disorientated, which is my excuse for presenting this enigmatic image as proof that my Riesling Diary continues its twisting and turning path, now from Berlin for … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 28 – The Eternal City of Destruction and Construction

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Stuart

Pictured above is the junction of 2nd Avenue and East 7th Street in Manhattan where on Thursday afternoon a gas huge explosion lead to a fire that consumed three entire buildings, the ruins of which can be seen in the … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 25 – A Counterintuitive Question and the Surprisingly Delicious Answer

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Stuart

I know that it might seem counterintuitive for me to ask this question, because this blog is largely focused on Riesling, but why are German dry whites from the Weissburgunder (aka Pinot Blanc / Pinot Bianco) and Grauburgunder grapes (aka … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 11 – Flashback to Singapore, or how Iggy’s Restaurant Blew My Mind

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Stuart

Some stories absolutely demand the right photos before they are told, and those photos only arrive much later, then it can be difficult to use them for a blog posting, because blogging is theoretically all about the moment. OK, it’s … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 8 – That Strange and Rare Substance Called TRUTH

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Stuart

Yes, this blog is all about that strange and rare substance called truth. Sometimes, I feel as if truth has become something seriously dangerous to be found in possession of. Political leaders of all persuasions, but particularly those of a … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 5 – Is this the ROCKY HORROR RIESLING SHOW? No, it’s FLX Sweet Surrender!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Stuart

After KISTLER MY ASS (scroll down to see my previous blog posting) is this now the ROCKY HORROR RIESLING SHOW ??? No way! These are just some of the nobly-rotten grapes from which Red Tail Ridge winery in the Finger … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 1 – “Kistler sucks!” or the Painful Truth about High-End Bullshit Chardonnay (and an Exciting Alternative)

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Stuart

I got some flak for writing the words Bullshit Chardonnay in my recent book ‘Best White Wine on Earth – The Riesling Story’ (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). Some people, including those of high intelligence with a well-developed sense of irony, … Continue reading →

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Finger Lakes Riesling Diary: Day 4 – FLX Dream Teams

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Stuart

You could say that writing how certain wine winemaking teams have done something for an entire region like the Finger Lakes (FLX) in Upstate New York is just stating the obvious: producing wine in any quantity in any wine region … Continue reading →

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Finger Lakes Riesling Diary: Day 3 – My Great Eye-Opening in the Land of Ice and Snow

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Stuart

I’m sure that many of you think, that after 30 years of doing the Riesling Thing as intensely as I have, I’ve got nothing to learn from another trip to a wine region like the Finger Lakes (FLX) in Upstate … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 10 – Problems Past, and the Present Challenge

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Stuart

It’s often asserted that the 1971 German wine law was The Great Problem, the one cataclysmic cause of that Temporary Lapse of Riesling from which the world has been emerging (some places faster than others) since the last turn of … Continue reading →

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