October
2010
ANNOUNCING
THE MIGHTY WINNERS
of our First
Annual Summer of Riesling CRAWL.
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. Then, they
addressed our Essay
Questions.
Our decision was not an easy one. The
incredible entries--both the Passports and Essays, brim with
floral notes and thrilling acidity. We asked for detailed notes
and our Loyal Terroirists did NOT fail us. Holy shit, there
was enough action here to create several of our "more is
more" winelists from scratch. (Links to PDF scans of at
least some highlights. We are hoping to exhibit these documents
in a vitrine at Terroir|Tribeca when we have to return the Shroud
to Turin later this year.
Winner:
Vanessa
"Breathing
heavily, I thanked Dionysus that I had opted for the Riesling"
Sendros
Vanessa inched ahead of the competition
with her Final Challenge Essay and Verses.
"Bits
of sandy rock cascaded down the cliff face and pegged the top
of my parched head as my fingers struggled to get a better grasp
of the ledge. "Damn you, Paul Grieco!" echoed across
the lifeless ravine. I could hear the reverberating exclaimation
expand the breadth of my lungs, a health benefit of the delicous
nectar." Read
it all.
Racy
Runners Up:
Yael
Maxwell Amazing
Illustrated
Cliffhanger is a Stickermeister Favorite SALUTE!
Her Passport highlights: Crossouts,
Correct, Cartoons. "Smells of gasoline." Veloce
Nutella Panino For
The Win
Justin Christoph Pulp. Riesling.
AMAZING. "And
I will strike down upon thee with great hail storms and plylloxera
those who attempt to poison my vineyards." Royale
With Cheese, baby.
Usman Khan "I'd
rather have a bottle of Dr. Bürklin-Wolf clutched to my chest
and die happy than knowing a particular wine is to save my sorry
arse because it's malolactic fermented". AMEN.
And single-spaced too, Loyal Ones!!
Fritz Favorule Essay
bristling with Terroirist Fervor "I
am Riesling, hear me roar" ROAAWR!
Honorable
With High Honors:
Turtora
/ Mulvey A.K.A.Team Q Gorgeous
infographic! Great
Nicholas Joly Quotes! Our
stickers! YEAH
Alex Jones "If
that is the last thing I taste, then I was better for it and can
be buried with a smirk"
Passport highlight: "May
have liked the AA Badenhorst 2006 more"
Naina Dhingra Stickermeister Salute
for Best Use of Cool
Collage Classic
Collage Elements. Featuring Suicidal, Chardonnay Quaffing
Sheep (Essay)
Laura Forde Awesome Passport. Holy Riesling
Related Captions, Batman. "So
drunk I had to go back for the stamp"
YES. Also, "Paul
Grieco sent me to Siberia--81st and Amsterdam!"
Just wait 'til next year when the Crawl includes locations in
Slovenia and Tel Aviv!
Terroirist
Cell With Slate, Acid and PETROL:
Sydney Richards and Lauren Hirschberg Wouldn't
be caught dead with a glass of Chardonnay in their clutches.
Danielle King Fruity
Quaffers Unite And Take OVER
We are the Official Wine Bar of Scribbles, False Starts, Second
Chances and Raising Stars After Some Consideration
Special,
Lined Notebook, Low-Fi Stickermeister Seal of Piercingly Acidic
Approval WÏTH ÜMLÄÜTS:
Edward D'Amore Recieves
an "Ä" for his Ëssäy!
Even better The
Letter: "I went on a first date without even trying to
wash off my ACIDHOUND tattoo" Nevermind Passports: "This
Riesling had a strong nose of wet dog" "First
Stop/Last Stop: Terroir" And of course, "WHOA
Minerality! More limestone than a 60 lb bag of cement"
(Alois Lageder '09 Riesling Rain at D.O.C.)
We
are utterly floored by the intensity, quality and enthusiasm demonstrated
by this year's Crawlers.
WE SALUTE YOU ALL
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What Was This Crawl All About?
Twist
and Crawl! First Annual
Summer of Riesling CRAWL.
Start Date: July 7th-----Finish
Date: August 7th
Crawl Rules:
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 were returned to Hearth restaurant
at 403 East 12th street by Tuesday, August 10th for thorough dissection
& DNA testing.
Those with the most completed stops received two Questions..
Based on those answers, a winner
was 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. )
MANY THANKS to this 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
PLUS,
of course, The Elitist Wine Bar for Everyone:
Terroir
| E.Vil Riesling Feinherb, Bassermann-Jordan,
2008, Pfalz
Terroir
| Tribeca Riesling, Wallula Vineyard, Pacific
Rim, 2007, Columbia Valley
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. |
