Remember when I waxed all smitten-like over a tasting of Rangen Alsace Grand Cru Riesling? Well, I do. I was so smitten, in fact, that I did something that I’ve only ever done twice in ten years, which was to reach out to the U.S. PR agency dealing with Alsatian wines and ask them to…
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Weekly Wine Quiz: Honey, I’m Late (Harvested)!
Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz! This week, I’m kicking off a series of questions about German wine, and also trying a new Quiz format for the new year. Instead of using comments to reveal the answer, I’m directing you back to the Local Wine Events website when you click on your best answer guess-timate…
Weekly Wine Quiz: Rock Solid Character
Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz! This week, long-term 1WD readers with good memories will be at an advantage, presumably if they’ve not destroyed those brain cells with alcohol, as we’ve covered this ground (ha-ha! sorry… that awful joke will make sense in a minute) before on these virtual pages. Standard disclaimer: I supply a…
Taste NY: Finger Lakes Riesling Showdown and a Question of Price
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of dining with fellow wine-geek and wine-blogger David McDuff and his wife at the center of my Asian-fusion culinary universe, Teikoku. Aside from generally enjoying each other’s collective company, our get-together had another purpose, which was to (finally, yes, finally) sample some of the wines sent to us…