Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Sep 19th, 2010
Herr Paul Grieco touted the wines for this tasting as “the greatest Riesling from the greatest Riesling vineyard in all of Germany”. And, I may be mistaken, but I believe he silently wept numerous times throughout (no doubt with at least 5 grams of acid and 10 grams of residual sugar per tear, because that’s […]
Riesling Auslese, Erdener Treppchen, C.H. Berres, 1996, Mosel, Germany (8.0% alc) You want complexity? You want range of flavor? You want your tongue slapped around like a rag doll and taken on a journey? Then you want some Riesling. The noblest of the nobles that many still haven’t discovered, Rieslings can range from bone dry […]
Posted in Wine on Mar 24th, 2009
Seriously. I wanna be a riesling vine in Loosen’s vineyard…plant me on the hillside in the sun and leave me to fight for nutrients and life. Then send someone to gently pluck off my fat grapes at the end of summer. Oh, and prune me real nice in the winter…
