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The Summer of Riesling begins now! (Part 1)

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Stuart

“Summer of Riesling” begins today, June 20th, in the USA & Germany! “Sommer of Riesling” fängt heute am 20. Juni in den USA & Deutschland an! I hereby declare the Summer of Riesling Germany open simultaneously with Paul Grieco’s declaration … Continue reading →

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Riesling People Nr.3 – The Changeling Jochen Siemens

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Stuart

Dr. Jochen Simens was editor of the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper before he took over the ex-Bert Simon wine estate in Serrig on the Saar in 2006 and turned it into Weingut Dr. Siemens. His Rieslings from the 2011 vintage are … Continue reading →

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Riesling Palaces Nr. 1 – The Slanted Door (Part 2)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Stuart

“The Cantonese are the only Chinese people who cook with fish sauce,” said Charles Phan brightly. That sounded like a simple observation from the founder and master chef of the Slanted Door restaurant in San Francisco, but it’s implications go … Continue reading →

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Wine of the Month June 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Stuart

2011 Saar Riesling trocken from Dr. Wagner for € 7,40 Fall 2011: showdown time on the Saar! That’s when Jungwinzerin Christiane Wagner picked her first solo crop of grapes from the family’s vineyards in Saarburg and Ockfen and made her … Continue reading →

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Riesling Palaces Nr.1 – The Slanted Door (Part 1)

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Stuart

Whether you already know it or not I have to introduce you to one of my favorite places on Planet Wine. Forget where you are now, what you’re doing, how it looks and how you feel. The sun is low … Continue reading →

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I Cook for Riesling Nr.1 – The Ultimate No Brainer

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Stuart

Although I enjoy cooking I’m really not a talented cook. Even worse, because I get too little practice, when I do cook I tend to feel nervous. A glass of Riesling often helps me then, but I rarely feel confident … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Stuart

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

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Stuart

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

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Stuart

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

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Stuart

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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