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Get The Sun Cream Out To Germany, The Grape Pickers Will Need It

The date of picking the first grapes of the season is one of the most important decisions to make in wine.  Pick too early and you’ll have mouth stripping acidity and no flavour, too late and you’ll have a mouth full of syrup and be gasping for a glass of water. Generations of winemakers, through a …

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NEW WAY TO VISIT GERMANY – I CAN’T PRONOUNCE IT, BUT IT LOOKS AMAZING

Ah those beautiful compound words.  Loads of people give the German language quite a bit of grief, but I think it sounds great.  They have this thing where they compound smaller words together to make one massive word that sounds delicious when you nail it. At the recent Wines of Germany tasting I learnt a …

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Can The Germans Knock Pinot Grigio Off Its Perch?

Bog standard Pinot Grigio. It’s cheap, refreshing, inoffensive, and…did I mention cheap? It’s boring for UK wine drinkers and it’s bad for proper Pinot Grigio producers. Infact it’s only really good for the organized crime who produce it in bulk and ship it over. Not sure I’m meant to say that out loud?! Well, I …

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German Reds – Don’t Worry About Pronouncing Them, Just Drink Them!

After a quick break for lunch it was onto the second master class of the day down at the ABS Wines tasting day. Anne Krebiehl, Master of Wine, chaired the panel of winemakers made up of the great and the good of German red wine production. This was all about why German reds deserve their …

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#NWTW Week 28: Food Pairing With German Riesling

Well as I mentioned yesterday we’re in for a bit of fun with some asian food this week.  Go enjoy yourself.  If you’re a wannabe chef, get down those food markets and cook up a storm.  If you’re not a cook, get the takeaway menus out.  Chinese, Indian, Malay, go for it!  Just remember if …

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#NWTW Week 28: The Marmite of Wines, German Riesling


Everyone know what Marmite is?  It’s this black spread that complete weirdo’s stick on toast and pretend to absolutely love.  Well, that’s what I think anyway.  They have a phenomenally successful marketing campaign based on the slogan “you either love it or you hate it”.  And you do.  There is no fence to sit on.  …

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