Wines at OFF – part 2 – Riesling Ambassador

After the party comes the afterparty, and after the food and wine presentations at OFF comes the wine degustation at home, between chefs, food lovers and bloggers.

And since our thirst had grown during the day, it was good that there were a few bottles standing around. Of course, my deed was to bring some Rieslings from Germany and represent to a certain extent my country, also knowing that these wines are basically unavailable in France.

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We started off with some Ulysse Colin Champagne. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut is dry to the bone, but still with a delicious fresh minerality: what a nice way to rehydrate your body. Then as a contrast, a Riesling from Read the rest of this entry »

2009 Neumond, Weingut Keller, Rheinhessen

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Was eine Granate! Ich weiß, das haben schon viele über die Weine von Klaus-Peter Keller gesagt aber bis heute bin ich nur selten in den Genuß seiner grossen Gewächse gekommen. Und wenn man dann eine ganze Flasche in Ruhe genießen kann, geht einem so ein Ausruf schonmal reflexartig über die Lippen.
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