Riesling und Milchiges auf Spitzenniveau im Rutz, Berlin

Die sterne-ambitionierte Küche kennt Milchiges meist nur als Sahne oder Butter – abgesehen vom Käsegang in klassischer oder bearbeiteter Form (wobei letzteres oft anmutet wie ein Wein, dem man noch ein paar Spritzer dies und einige Gramm das hinzugefügt hätte, einfach nur, um die eigene Bedeutsamkeit als Sommelier zu beweisen – kein Kommentar). Um so mehr Applaus für diese grandiose Komposition von Marco Müller im Rutz in Berlin: Gelbe Wildtomate, marinierte Jacobsmuschel & Schafsmilch. » Weiterlesen…

Riesling and milky substances at Rutz, Berlin

Classically trained ambitious chefs mostly use dairy products in the form of butter and cream, as well offering a cheese course (which they sometimes can’t help to fiddle around with, as if a sommelier added a dash of this and a few grams of that to wines, just to prove his or her own importance – no comment). Therefore a big applause for this extremely succesfull composition from Marco Müller at Rutz in Berlin: wild yellow Tomate, marinated scallop & sheep’s milk. » Weiterlesen…

22.9.13 Slow Food Cheese in Bra/Piedmont: German mountain cheese and Riesling

A pittoresque medieval small town in Piedmont full of cheeses from all over the world – from September 19th until 23rd the Cheese once again turned Bra into a taste of paradise. Even better: for 90 minutes mountain cheese and top Riesling wines from Germany were in the spotlight of a workshop I have been organising and moderating. As is the case with Slow Food in general and the Cheese (which is taking place every second year, alternating with Salone del » Weiterlesen…

2011 Elesko Riesling 1 and Valençay

What do I know about Slowakian Riesling? Embarrassingly little, such as that this one, the 2011 „1“ from Elesko, grows in the small Carpathians in the Modra region, not even two hours drive east of Vienna. And that with 12% alcohol it is light in a very pleasant way, but in the depth of winter also quite refreshing due to the characteristic Riesling acidity!  » Weiterlesen…