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Wine through a diplomat's eyes

Twenty-five years of travel, diplomacy, and discovery — one glass at a time.

46 Wine Regions 5 Stories 362 Wines Reviewed 39 Recipes
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Wine Diplomacy: My First Encounter with Europe

It was the autumn of 1993. The active phase of the war in Abkhazia had just ended, but in Tbilisi the war could still be felt…
Event The Toasts I did not make Event Notes from the Berliner Wein Trophy Culture Wine Europe History Wine History – Civilisation in a Glass All stories →
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From the Cellar

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Bordeaux

FR France

Baies de Bernateau

8.0

Very Nice Saint-Émilion, Bio. Blackberry, blueberries, and ripe black plum. Medium finish, but with very balanced tannins. Excellent with roasted…

Eger

HU Hungary

Végtelen

8.9

I received this wine at the Berlin Wine Trophy. Its name, translated from Hungarian, means “Infinite” — and it fully…

Around the World

Wine Regions

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DE

Rheingau

Rheingau Riesling (Germany's most powerful and structured expression), Spätlese (birthplace of the style, first produced at Schloss Johannisberg in 1775), Assmannshausen Spätburgunder

Riesling · Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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FR

Southwest France

Cahors (Malbec), Madiran (Tannat), Monbazillac (botrytised sweet wines from Sémillon), Jurançon (dry and sweet Petit Manseng), Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, Alain Brumont (Châteaux Montus and Bouscassé), Domaine Cauhapé

Malbec (Côt) · Tannat · Petit Manseng +8 more

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From the Kitchen

Recipes from the Road

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