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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

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Stuart

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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Stop Press! Amazing New Rieslings Nr.1

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Stuart

Nothing excites me like new wines do and I have to tell you about one of the most exciting new Rieslings I’ve tasted in a long time. In Riesling Think Piece Nr.4: Crazy Riesling Stats (Part 2) I described how … Continue reading →

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Riesling Think Piece Nr.7: State of the Union (Part 3)

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Stuart

Happy 50th Riesling Birthday New York! Riesling is a surprisingly new immigrant to the Eastern United States, not least because the successful cultivation of the wine grape Vitis vinifera there was a dismal failure for several centuries following the establishment … Continue reading →

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Riesling Think Piece Nr.6: State of the Union (Part 2)

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Stuart

The Wild Riesling West! The statistics make it indisputable, even if the media seem blind to the fact that Riesling is rising on the West Coast of America. This trend has a lot to do with the critical and commercial … Continue reading →

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Riesling Think Piece Nr.5: State of the Union (Part 1)

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Stuart

Thursday evening I was sitting with my friend Jutta Pakenis in an excellent German restaurant on Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn/New York called ‘Berlyn’ (see www.berlynrestaurant.com) where she took the above photo of me with a soft toy pretzel around my … Continue reading →

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Riesling Spirit Nr. 1: THE MAGIC FLUTE (is more than just a bottle shape)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Stuart

What is this off-the-wall image which has already appeared a number of times on STUART PIGOTT RIESLING GLOBAL, and what exactly does it mean? I’ve frequently been thrown that Q and it certainly demands an A, but to do that … Continue reading →

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Riesling Think Piece Nr.4: Crazy Riesling Stats (Part 2)

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Stuart

Welcome back to the Great Riesling Numbers Game! Every few days the next load of stats arrives and make my jaw drop again. On the eastern side of North America the largest area planted with Riesling seems to be in … Continue reading →

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Riesling Think Piece Nr.3: Crazy Riesling Stats (Part 1)

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Stuart

It’s time to stop and think hard about Riesling, also Riesling in California where I took this photo early one October 2005 morning on my way to work the crush at the Riesling-free Scherrer Winery in Graton/Sonoma. Changing sides or … Continue reading →

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The Summer of Riesling begins now! (Part 3)

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Stuart

  MAYBE I’M AMAZED? Justin Christoph just sent me another comment on the beginning of the Summer of Riesling 2012: http://youtu.be/KlEhMR59Gdc I could be dry, I could be sweet I could be loess, I could be slate Your time has … Continue reading →

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The Summer of Riesling begins now! (Part 2)

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Stuart

Here is Justin Christoph’s amazing first comment on the beginning of the Summer of Riesling 2012: Acidity screaming Acidity screaming I’ve never seen you look like this without a Riesling Another harvest fallen through Another vintage passes by you I … Continue reading →

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