Inez Ribustello's Wine Blog
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Anyone who follows this blog knows how sporadic/inconsistent I am about writing. There are plenty of events to document, but as in everyone else’s situation, time becomes tighter and tighter as we plow through this adventure called life. I flew into Raleigh-Durham via Dulles from Frankfort last Thursday, May 3rd. My dear friend Colleen picked [...]
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Wow! The more I learn about Germany and its wine laws, the more aware I am that I am going to have to change my entire outline for the German class I teach at ECU. German wine law has completely changed, and in great thanks to the VDP, I think I will have to commit [...]
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Monday morning came way too early, and after a quick dip in the salt water pool, I met our group in the lobby with suitcases and backpacks to start on our new adventure heading south. Less than 20 minutes via bus, our crew came to Weingut Gunderloch located in the Nackenheim village of the Rheinhessen. [...]
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Call me a country bumpkin, but when someone tells me we are going to a fair, the first things that come to mind are fried dough, cotton candy and ferris wheels. You can imagine my surprise when we drove up to what looked like a large car showroom in the middle of Mainz. What is [...]
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As if it were like any other Saturday night in my life (NOT!), the Wines of Germany included us in a most extravagant wine ball held at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden, a short walk from our hotel. To call it fancy is an understatement, and my only regret of the night was not bringing my phone [...]
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So Saturday was an interesting yet extremely busy day. Our group had to be in the lobby of our hotel at 8:45 a.m. to pack in our bus and head out to the University of Applied Science Fachhochschule Geisenheim, on of the world’s most famous wine universities. We were met by Professor H.R. Schultz, the [...]
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A dear sweet Fabio met seven of us at the international meeting point of the Frankfort airport and drove us to the Hotel Radisson in Weisbaden. There are 11 Americans on the trip, three of whom I had met before today. There are 45 people in total, who are invited from Spain, the UK, Hong [...]
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Dear Germany, I was so excited about coming, I could barely contain myself. I started packing on Sunday in hopes of a an easy flight and tons of sleep on the plane. As luck would have it, my flight from Raleigh-Durham left one hour later than it should have, getting me to Toronto at 9:45 [...]
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Almost 11 years ago, I met Jeremy Seysses, son of winemaker and owner Jacques Seysses of Domaine Dujac in Morey St. Denis. It was a warm June morning, and Allison, our sales representative at Martin Scott called to tell me she had Jeremy Seysses with her, and could she bring him up to the Greatest [...]
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Over a week ago (I know, I know, I’ve been extremely slow about blogging), Chris Williams, winemaker at Brooks Winery in Eola-Amity Hills, made a guest appearance at On the Square for our second wine dinner of the month of March. This dinner, however, put no added stress on me as I didn’t have to [...]
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At the risk of alienating any readers who just want wine speak, I am going to preface this blog by writing there is no wine today; only heartache at the home of one grieving Princeville family. Some may know both of my children attend Princeville Elementary School in Princeville, a small town adjacent to Tarboro [...]
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Last time I blogged, I told of my amazing experience at the Fearrington House in Pittsboro, duking it out with Wine Director Maximilian Kast at the first Battle of the Sommelier dinners. I now blog to you live from Tarboro the day after our rematch where my husband Stephen prepared a magnificent meal, and I [...]
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Let the games begin. This past Sunday, I had the honor and the privilege to travel to the magnificent restaurant at Fearrington Inn in Pittsboro, North Carolina to choose wines to pair with an elegant five-course menu created by Executive Chef Colin Bedford. The catch: each course would be paired with two wines, one that [...]
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Two and a half years ago, when I started this blog with the help of my dear friend Mary Haviland, we thought about calling it “Inez Says Wine.” I am so glad we didn’t, however, as I have a lot more to say than just wine notes and taste descriptors. In fact, I think about [...]
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Every now and then, I get so caught up in what is new and hip in wine, I forget about the classics which is a huge reason why I am so excited to be teaching and Wine & Beverage Management Class at East Carolina University this semester. Wine is so ever-changing, and I am completely [...]
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