Enjoyed this new vintage of Pewsey Vale Riesling. From memory, I think it’s the best vintage I’ve had of it. I have also always loved the label. At around £12…
Dajoar Zenit Riesling from Bender
‘Dajoar’ means ‘as it used to be’, and this single-vineyard Riesling by Andreas Bender is made in a style that harks back to the traditional way Mosel wines would have…
Extended tasting note: Maximin Grunhaus Riesling Abtsberg Kabinett 2011
Just a few days ago I expressed my dissatisfaction with tasting notes, and their inability to capture the essence of the experience we have as we taste wine. So now…
Niagara wine country, Canada, day 3
Just two visits today. But they were good ones. First, Thomas Bachelder, for the second time on this trip, and that’s no bad thing. Thomas is a talented dude, and…
The beginning of a new era: the 2013s from Reichstrat von Buhl
I was really impressed by these 2013s from one of the leading Pflaz wineries, Reichstrat von Buhl. This large, important winery has recently made a fresh new start, and this…
Four very fine Rieslings: Germany, Italy and New Zealand
It seems to be a bit of a season for Riesling. Here are notes from four bottles tried a while back which I have found in a notebook, and feel…
Influence Wines Riesling 2012 Finger Lakes
This is the first wine I have tried from the Finger Lakes region in New York State. They are a network of long, finger-like lakes just south of Lake Ontario,…
My life in Riesling, with Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson, David Motion and Stuart Pigott
Thursday night was the Riesling Fellowship dinner at Vintner’s Hall. It quite grand – gentlemen were required to wear jackets and ties. [Aside: whenever I attend a wine trade event…
Two lovely Nahe Rieslings from Schäfer-Fröhlich and Dönnhoff
I’m going through a bit of a Riesling phase at the moment, and here are two exceptional bottles from the Nahe. There’s one from the king of the Nahe, Helmut…