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Austria’s Talented New Winemakers
While traveling around Austria meeting winemakers and tasting wine for our recently published report Austrian Wine: Diverse Terroir, Exceptional Quality, we met the new generation that has entered Austria’s wine industry in recent years. They work in various capacities, although most … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Countries and Regions, Great Winemakers, Red Wine, Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Blaufrankisch, Burgenland, Danube, Featured, Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Wachau, Zweigelt
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Washington’s Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Rieslings: Outstanding Wines, Incredible Values
Washington State is by far the most important producer of Riesling in the US, and Chateau Ste. Michelle accounts for most of it, making over 1.2 million cases of Riesling annually. We recently sat down with Chateau Ste. Michelle white … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Washington, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Eroica, Featured, Loosen, Riesling
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German Rieslings from the Mosel: SA Prüm, Willi Haag, and Dr H Thanisch
Germany’s top producers are members of the Verdand Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP), an association of 200 quality-oriented vintners. We recently had the opportunity to taste the Riesling wines from three VDP members, all with steeply sloped (up to 60°) vineyards overlooking … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Germany, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Featured, Mosel, Riesling
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Stadt Krems: New Releases of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling
Stadt Krems is one of Europe’s oldest wineries. We first tasted its wines for our Report # 25 The Wines of Austria. We recently met with Franz-Josef “Goose” Gansberger, who manages both Stadt Krems and Weingut Stift Göttweig, and eagerly … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Countries and Regions, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Grüner Veltliner, Kremstal, Niederoesterreich, Riesling
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American Riesling from the East and West Coasts
Excellent Riesling is now being produced on both the East and West coasts of the US. In this article, we review recent releases of several of the most important American producers. These include Dr. Konstantin Frank and Lamoreaux Landing in … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, New York, Uncategorized, Washington, White Wine
Tagged Columbia Valley, Featured, Finger Lakes, Riesling
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Book Review: Wine Atlas of Germany, University of California Press
This is the most extensive, comprehensive and up to date book on German wine geography available in the English language. Authored by three German experts on Riesling and German wine, it was originally published in German in 2007. The English … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Countries and Regions, Germany, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Atlas, Braatz, Riesling, UC Press
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Book Review: Best White Wine on Earth: The Riesling Story by Stuart Pigott
Finally, a witty, erudite and contemporary book in English about Riesling! With a provocative and puckish title, Stuart Pigott writes with gusto in English about his favorite grape and those places and producers who most eloquently conjure its magic. Pigott … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Butler, Pigott, Riesling
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Pacific Rim: Washington’s Riesling Specialist
As we note in our Report # 38 The Wines of Washington State, Washington is by far the country’s most important producer of Riesling. With 6320 acres of vines, it has double California’s plantings and over five times those of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Washington, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Riesling, Wallula
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Pierre Sparr: 2010 Selections from Alsace
Domain Pierre Sparr is one of Alsace’s largest producers of premium wines. Established in 1680, its portfolio today consists of a variety of outstanding wines from single vineyard grand cru and reserve cuvées to single varietal entry level wines for … Continue reading
Posted in France
Tagged Alsace, Muscat, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling, WJ Deutsch & Sons
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Meli: Chilean Wine Made from Dry Farmed, Old Vines in Maule
Adriana Cerda (pictured below) is one of Chile’s better known enologists. She was winemaker at Viña De Martino for many years, including its launch of Chile’s first bottling of Carmenere in 1996. But she always wanted a vineyard of her … Continue reading
Posted in Chile
Tagged Carignane, Global Vineyard Importers, Riesling
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