Category Archives: ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA
Berlin Wine Diary: Day 3 – How The Hipster Somms Could Get Away With Murder And How We Can Stop Them
Never are the hipster as cool or perfect as when sipping the right “natural” wine! Yes, Part 4 of my series of outrageous stories about the hipster somms of NYWC (New York Wine City) was just published on the Grape … Continue reading
New York Wine Diary: Day 11 – ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA Celebrates It’s First Anniversary
The humble beginnings of ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA in Brooklyn! Exactly one year ago today I began work on my e-book series (for Kindle) ROCK STARS OF WINE AMERICA. The photo above shows what that looked like. At that … Continue reading
New York Wine Diary: Day 6 – Maybe I’m Amazed by Günter Seeger’s New York Restaurant!
I’m frequently asked what the best wine in the world is, what my favorite wine of all time is, which the best of this or that category of wine, food, restaurant or bar is. The first couple of these questions … Continue reading
New York Wine Diary: Day 5 – The Sea Change in the FLX and the Vineyards Behind It
Harlan Fulkerson, “the man, the myth, the legend!” Why write yet another blog posting about developments in the FLX (Finger Lakes in Upstate New York) wine industry, and why begin with this photograph? Both are the result of reactions to … Continue reading
New York Wine Diary: Day 2 – More About the Awesome 2015 FLX Rieslings
It has been suggested that I should supply much more information about the 2015 vintage Rieslings in the FLX (Finger Lakes in Upstate New York), also that I should come out and say which are the best wines sooner rather … Continue reading
New York Wine Diary: Day 1 – The Best 2015 Rieslings are New High Point for FLX
No doubt you’re wondering what Tony Cardova, brewmaster for the War Horse Brewing Company belonging to the Three Brothers winery in Geneva in the FLX (Finger Lakes in Upstate New York) is doing pictured at the top of a Riesling … Continue reading
New York Wine Diary: Day 2 – The Continuing Saga of My Friend Delicious
The wines in the photograph above are certainly delicious, the Egon Müller-Scharzhof estate on the Saar makes some of the finest medium-sweet and sweet Rieslings on Planet Wine, however, when I pressed the shutter there was someone on the screen of … Continue reading
New York Wine Diary: Day 7 – Delicious and I, a Love Story
Delicious and I go back a long way. We grew up together and have been close friends since as long as I can remember; sand box stuff. Looking back I was very lucky to have had that particular kind of … Continue reading
New York Wine Diary: Day 4 – My Heinous Method of Wine Tasting Explained
The above photographs shows me seen from the viewpoint of a glass of wine while I’m tasting, and I have to admit that it’s a pretty scary sight! If I was that glass of wine I would be seriously worried … Continue reading
Berlin Wine Diary: Day 17 – Happy Independence Day!
Today is not only the Fourth of July 2016, that is the 240th anniversary of the ratification of the United States Declaration of independence, it is also just two days shy of the 30th anniversary of the completion of my … Continue reading