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New York Riesling Diary: Day 26 – FLX Top Secret

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Stuart

However well you think you know the wines of a region there’s always another surprise out there waiting to make you fall off your chair, and that’s the real reason that I do this strange, ridiculous, arduous and fantastic job. … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 22 – My Answer to Jancis Robinson’s Question, “Will Riesling ever catch on?”

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Stuart

Riesling grapes in Cave Spring Vineyard in Ontario, Canada. Riesling is in the process of overtaking Chardonnay to became the No. 1 white vinifera grape variety in Ontario. Jancis Robinson’s just posted a story called ‘Riesling – will it ever … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 14 – Wine of the Month October 2014 is the New York Yankees Riesling

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Stuart

‘New York Yankees’ Dry Riesling from Anthony Road in the FLX for $24.99 Of course, as no-sports Englishman (currently) in New York I am not able to fathom all the intricacies of baseball, but then I cant do the same … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 12 – The Last Summer of Riesling Ends, but Riesling’s Sparkle Lives On & A Last Word on the New York Wine Riot

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Stuart

All good things must come to an end… Yesterday evening was almost the end of the 7th Summer of Riesling festival in America. The self-proclaimed Riesling Overlord Paul Grieco did not pose in front of a banner declaring “Mission Accomplished”, … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 11: Riesling Fans of New York unite at Wine Riot! / See you Tonight art the New York Premier of WATCH YOUR BACK – The Riesling Movie

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Stuart

My strong belief in the power of the new generation of Riesling fans was enormously strengthened by those I met at the New York Wine Riot yesterday and the day before. I don’t know the names of any of these … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 10 – WINE RIOT, I wanna a Riot, WINE RIOT, a Riesling Riot of my own!

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Stuart

This T-shirt said almost everything about the New York WINE RIOT, the third and final session commences at 7pm this evening. Anyone who attends has the chance to experience one or more of the four Riesling Crash Courses I will … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 10 – WATCH YOUR BACK – The Riesling Movie (Part 1) & New York WINE RIOT

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Stuart

Honestly, when I wrote yesterday’s posting I didn’t sit down to write a lecture on very cool climate viticulture, or to brag about having planted a small, but daring vineyard in an edgy location, but I guess I ended up … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 9 – What do You do if You are a Riesling Against the Stream WINE RIOT?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Stuart

Come and find out at the NYC WINE RIOT this weekend! Having come out about being a WINE RIOT I’ve been asked what someone who’s like that actually does. In my case all of this is colored by Riesling, which … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 7 – Not only will I be at the NYC Wine Riot, I AM A WINE RIOT!

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Stuart

One of my favorite slogans of the German artist Joseph Beuys, and he was a man of slogans (and in this case perhaps anti-slogans), was “show your wound”. In this spirit, I point out that not only will I be … Continue reading →

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New York Riesling Diary: Day 3 – Only One Week until the Big Weekend of New York WINE RIOT Weekend plus the New York Premier of my movie WATCH YOUR BACK

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Stuart

There’s now just one week until the Big Weekend of New York WINE RIOT on Friday, September 19th (evening only) and Saturday, September 20th (afternoon and evening), followed by the New York Wine City (NYWC) premier of my film WATCH … Continue reading →

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