Thank you very much for the comment, Simon - and also for the email and further details for your Pfalz experience. The first time I came across Regent was in a Mosel winery where they had just a few years ago decided to go beyond Riesling as some of their customers had asked them for a lighter red wine. So far Regent has not left a strong impression on my, nor has Ortega, but what you say about the Ortega Beerenauslese sounds really interesting. It seems at some point this year I have to order a few bottles of 'unusual' wines...
The English climate can indeed by lovely; in fact, I really enjoy the weather in London. It is great for cyclists as it does not rain very often and even less so heavily. Still, weather is a crucial factor and I can see why you want to go for very reliable varietals in the English climate.
I will send you a more detailed email later on as the part about your dissertation sounds really interesting; it seems that you picked a much more useful topic than me (researching English maritime and cultural history also got me to meet interesting people, but it did not contribute anything to wine appreciation).
In reply to That's really interesting and by Simon Jones
English and German/Swiss perspectives
Thank you very much for the comment, Simon - and also for the email and further details for your Pfalz experience. The first time I came across Regent was in a Mosel winery where they had just a few years ago decided to go beyond Riesling as some of their customers had asked them for a lighter red wine. So far Regent has not left a strong impression on my, nor has Ortega, but what you say about the Ortega Beerenauslese sounds really interesting. It seems at some point this year I have to order a few bottles of 'unusual' wines...
The English climate can indeed by lovely; in fact, I really enjoy the weather in London. It is great for cyclists as it does not rain very often and even less so heavily. Still, weather is a crucial factor and I can see why you want to go for very reliable varietals in the English climate.
I will send you a more detailed email later on as the part about your dissertation sounds really interesting; it seems that you picked a much more useful topic than me (researching English maritime and cultural history also got me to meet interesting people, but it did not contribute anything to wine appreciation).
Cheers,
Torsten