Dieter's Corner

Today I opened a bottle of a Marqués de Riscal Reserva 2004, a wine from the Rioja wine region in Spain. I like it very much because of its typical rich taste, and because it brought back memories about my first wine experiences. Continue Reading

Wine drinking is an art, isn't it? Here is a suggestion how you can simplify your way through wine tastings enormously.

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So here we go. My name is Dieter, and my profession is brother. First of all, it is not Dieter like this kind of a dieter (see here). The name is pronounced Deeter.

Now to the business of being a brother: Sigrid, the owner of winepiper.com/WineTime LLC, is my sister. It is not uncommon to have a sister these days, however, this is a sister who has asked me

“Wouldn’t it be great if you could write something for our website?”

Yes, it wouldn't. So, now that you know who I am – and I am German, as you can easily tell by my horrrrrible accent – I can start writing for this website. To be honest, I had no idea where to start, but would you disappoint your sister? Certainly not, especially as long as there is hope that I’ll get paid in wine. I will just tell stories here. Not the big tasting notes, rather the stories that go through my head when I drink wine. So please relax and have a glass of wine. And don’t take anything for serious here.