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TASTING REPORT A.J. ADAM, THEO MINGES – AND TOOTH AND CLAW REDUX
For Minges, it was steady as she goes except for one transporting Riesling under their rubric of “Froschkönig.” Theo’s high-voltage...

Terry Theise
Nov 22, 20212 min read


CHAMPAGNE VILMART & CIE
I made my first visit to Vilmart’s charming half-timbered premises in 1996, having been steered there by the writings of two British...

Terry Theise
Nov 15, 20213 min read


SLOW WORK TAKES TIME
Two new reports up this week, and possibly a third – Vilmart! - depending on how many days I need to taste them. I feel a little sheepish...

Terry Theise
Nov 9, 20212 min read


IN PRAISE OF COMMERCIALISM
\ [Two new tasting notes are up, Weingut Darting and Weingut Braunewell.] My growers would tour from city to city throughout the States,...

Terry Theise
Nov 1, 20215 min read


Terroir Throws A Party
A new tasting report on the fine Kamptal estate Hiedler is up now, and it will herald an accelerated sequence of reports, as I have...

Terry Theise
Oct 25, 20212 min read


Avalanche Of Tasting Notes
Lots of tasting to report on today. My report on Schloss Lieser is up and running on World Of Fine Wines, with part-2 appearing today,...

Terry Theise
Oct 12, 20212 min read


WEINGUT LOEWEN & 2021 SECOND FLUSH DARJEELINGS
A BRIEF WRAPUP ON THE 2021 SECOND FLUSH DARJEELINGS Readers interested in the basic background information on this topic – and readers...

Terry Theise
Sep 30, 20215 min read


THEISE FLAYS HIMSELF: TWO REPORTS, ONE AN ADD-ON AND THE OTHER SORT-OF NEW
Christian Dautel sent me the missing links from his first shipment, the wines that weren’t ready or not yet bottled or just ones he...

Terry Theise
Sep 27, 20212 min read


INTRO TO CHAMPAGNE DEHOURS
I delayed this report a few days so I could hear back from Jerome Dehours – who is currently in harvest – about some concerns I had with...

Terry Theise
Sep 20, 20215 min read


NEW TASTING REPORT, COOL MUSHROOMS
Andi Spreizter reminded me we’d known each other (and worked together) for twenty years. A pity we can’t get together to celebrate…....

Terry Theise
Sep 8, 20212 min read
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