Midsummer 2010

All Hail The Mighty Finalists for our First Annual Summer of Riesling CRAWL.

The completed Riesling Passports have been handed in. A secret questionnaire has been dispatched to these stalwart Terroirists. The entries are being studied by a team of Acidhounds led by Chairman Paul, Unindicted Co-Conspirator David F. (aka grapeandgrains) and of course, Carrier Pigeon Stanley (never doubt the critical faculties of Paul Grieco's pet bird).

The Mighty Finalists have each participated with vim, vigor and distinction. They have travelled to all 15 bars, ordered Riesling, consumed it with wild abandon and, yes, gotten their Official Passports stamped with A Super Official, Highly Classified Stamp of Completion.

Yael Maxwell
Michelle Moersfelder
Edward D'Amore
Sydney Richards
Lauren Hirschberg
Vanessa Sendros
Usman Khan
Justin Christoph
Matthew Moersfelder
Turtora / Mulvey Team Q
Christina Andrews
Fritz Favorule
Alex Jones
Naina Dhingra
Laura Forde

Based on answers to the essay questions, quality of the tasting notes on their Passports and also, of course, who has makes the best jokes a winner will be selected and will receive:
A
Most Enlightening,
Riesling-Focused Tasting Dinner at
Hearth Restaurant
For Six People
(Time permitting, The entire meal may be narrated by Chairman Grieco on a set of 12 museum-quality, individually autographed quadraphonic audio tour cassettes. )

Regardless of the final winner, we are filled with gratitude and offer a rousing Terroir Salute to all the participants of this year's Crawl.

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Early Summer 2010

Twist and Crawl!  Introducing the First Annual Summer of Riesling CRAWL.

Start Date: July 7th-----Finish Date: August 7th

How The Crawl Works:
1) Slip on a pair of your favorite shoes
2) Walk, bus, train, fly or crawl to participating locations
3) Order a glass of the Riesling listed for that venue and receive a stamp* in your passport
4) Thank the earth for offering up such liquid bounty
5) Move on to the next location
6) Repeat praises of the grape & kiss your neighbor

Completed** passports are to be returned to Hearth restaurant at 403 East 12th street by Tuesday, August 10th for thorough dissection & DNA testing.

Those with the most completed stops will receive two questions. Based on answers, a winner will be selected and will receive:

A
Most Enlightening,
Riesling-Focused Tasting Dinner at
Hearth Restaurant
For Six People
(Time permitting, The entire meal may be narrated by Chairman Grieco on a set of 12 museum-quality, individually autographed quadraphonic audio tour cassettes. )

Rollcall of Hardcore Acidhound Sanctuaries:


Bar Boulud Riesling Trocken, Keller, 2009, Rheinhessen

Bar Veloce Riesling, Leon Beyer 2007, Alsace

Bin No 220 Riesling, Skyleaf, 2009, Waipara Valley

Blue Ribbon Downing Street Bar
Classic Dry Riesling Group (Two ounce taste of each wine)
Riesling, Kuentz-Bas, 2008 Alsace
Riesling Smargd, Kaiserberg, Prager, 2007, Wachau
Riesling, "Dry", Hermann J Wiemer, 2007, Finger Lakes

Blue Ribbon Brooklyn Riesling, Gotham Project, Finger Lakes (in keg)

Colicchio & Sons Tap Room Riesling, Belle Pente, Willamette Valley

Counting Room Riesling Kabinett, Bünchen, 2007, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

D.O.C. Riesling, Rain, Alois Lageder, 2009, Trentino-Alto Adige

Gottino Riesling, San Michele, 2008, Trentino-Alto Adige

Huckleberry Bar Riesling Kabinett, Rudesheimer Klosterlay, Leitz, 2009, Rheingau

Tangled Vine Riesling Kabinett, Jean-Baptiste, Gunderloch, 2007, Rheinhessen

Terroir | E.Vil Riesling Feinherb, Bassermann-Jordan, 2008, Pfalz

Terroir | Tribeca Riesling, Wallula Vineyard, Pacific Rim, 2007, Columbia Valley

Before beginning this activity, please consult: The Official Summer of Riesling Safety Tips.

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* A Super Official, Highly Classified Stamp of Completion. Naturally, Dear Terroirists!

** Completed, Partially completed, Whatever. If you get the most digits (we have provided a page for that activity as well) we expect some detailed notes.