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- Terry Theise In The New York Times
The New York Times features a profile of one of my favorite wine importers, Terry Theise. The article focuses on Terry's Austrian portfolio, but he's also one of the best importers of German wines. Quotes pour like glittering jewels from his mouth...
- Wtn: 1998 Nigl Gruner Veltliner, Sentfenberger Piri, Krepmstal, Austria
2003 Nigl Gruner Veltliner, Sentfenberger Piri, Krempstal, Austria When Melissa and I went to the 10-year anniversary tasting for The Age of Riesling, we bought roughly a case of wine. Bill Mayer used the event as a chance to sell off his older inventory,...
- Wbw 4: New World Riesling
In the previous three Wine Blogging Wednesdays—the monthly wine blogging event concocted by Lenn—the hosts selected themes of New World Merlot from outside the U.S., Spanish Reds, and most recently Australian Shiraz. Enough with the reds...
- 10 Years Of The Age Of Riesling
Many of you know from previous posts that I'm a huge fan of German and Austrian wines. Their rieslings (from both countries) and grüner veltliners (from Austria) are very flexible with food. Just ask any wine director worth their salt. Good German...
- Germany, Austria, Champagne, Oh My!
I know lots of people who say they simply don't like white wine. I used to be one of them. But I learned the error of my ways once I realized that all white wines were not the wretched Chardonnays we produce here in California. So now I do my rebellious...
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How Do You Say Scheurebe?
Scheurebe is one of Germany's most successful attempts to cross the noble-but-finicky Riesling grape with a high-yield variety, in this case Silvaner. It makes a pretty, floral white wine that I enjoy quite a bit.
I'm pouring some tonight in my class, and I remembered this amusing page on Weingut Lingenfelder's website. The estate, which has tirelessly promoted the charms of this grape, interviewed famous figures in the international chapters of the worldwide German-wine-loving community.
Possibly Melissa and I found this site funny only because we know some of the people behind the voices, but everyone can appreciate Terry Theise's rendition (his cat's, not so much). Those who know Bill Mayer will laugh out loud at that version.
- Terry Theise In The New York Times
The New York Times features a profile of one of my favorite wine importers, Terry Theise. The article focuses on Terry's Austrian portfolio, but he's also one of the best importers of German wines. Quotes pour like glittering jewels from his mouth...
- Wtn: 1998 Nigl Gruner Veltliner, Sentfenberger Piri, Krepmstal, Austria
2003 Nigl Gruner Veltliner, Sentfenberger Piri, Krempstal, Austria When Melissa and I went to the 10-year anniversary tasting for The Age of Riesling, we bought roughly a case of wine. Bill Mayer used the event as a chance to sell off his older inventory,...
- Wbw 4: New World Riesling
In the previous three Wine Blogging Wednesdays—the monthly wine blogging event concocted by Lenn—the hosts selected themes of New World Merlot from outside the U.S., Spanish Reds, and most recently Australian Shiraz. Enough with the reds...
- 10 Years Of The Age Of Riesling
Many of you know from previous posts that I'm a huge fan of German and Austrian wines. Their rieslings (from both countries) and grüner veltliners (from Austria) are very flexible with food. Just ask any wine director worth their salt. Good German...
- Germany, Austria, Champagne, Oh My!
I know lots of people who say they simply don't like white wine. I used to be one of them. But I learned the error of my ways once I realized that all white wines were not the wretched Chardonnays we produce here in California. So now I do my rebellious...