Field Notes · Doctrine in the wild

Field Note 01 · Burgenland

Preisinger Puszta Libre 2022

Riedel Veloce Pinot Noir, paired with a smashburger. Chilled Blaufränkisch — the wide bowl pulls the cool fruit out, the acid cuts the bun fat. Bowl-shape over grape variety.

Antinori Scalabrone Bolgheri Rosato 2019 in a Riedel Fatto a Mano Riesling glass with a hand-painted green stem, paired with prosciutto and rocket bruschetta

Field Note 02 · Bolgheri

Rosé Doctrine

Antinori “Scalabrone” Bolgheri Rosato 2019, paired with prosciutto and rocket bruschetta. Riedel Fatto a Mano Riesling — hand-painted green stem, technically a Riesling bowl. Doctrine says go Rosé-shape; reality says the Fatto a Mano was the closest open stem, and the strawberry-citrus still got air. Never a flute.

Kracher Beerenauslese Cuvée 2021 in a Riedel Superleggero Sauvignon Blanc glass, paired with chocolate-streaked cheesecake

Field Note 03 · Burgenland

Sweet on a Slice

Kracher Beerenauslese Cuvée 2021, Burgenland. Paired with a chocolate-streaked cheesecake bar. Riedel Superleggero Sauvignon Blanc — not the dessert-wine playbook, but the Superleggero’s thin walls and precise bowl let the botrytis honey and apricot bloom without flattening the acid. Field over textbook.

Sattlerhof Ried Kapellenweingarten Sauvignon Blanc 2020 in a Riedel Sauvignon Blanc glass, paired with crispy pork and Thai vegetables

Field Note 04 · Südsteiermark

Südsteiermark Goes Thai

Sattlerhof Ried Kapellenweingarten Sauvignon Blanc 2020 with crispy pork, Thai vegetables and rice, balcony view. Riedel Sauvignon Blanc. The bowl holds the gooseberry, the Steiermark holds the chili.

Champagne Marcoult Hestia Extra Brut split next to a Riedel Champagne glass, paired with a slice of pizza on the terrace

Field Note 05 · Champagne

Hestia, Pizza, No Flute

Champagne Marcoult “Hestia” Extra Brut (a 375 mL split), Riedel Champagne bowl beside the bottle. Pizza on the terrace. Even the casual moment refuses the flute.

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Champagne Deutz Brut Classic half-bottle in a Riedel Fatto a Mano Riesling glass with a hand-painted green stem, paired with two homemade burgers

Field Note 06 · Champagne

Burgers and Brut Classic

Champagne Deutz Brut Classic (375 mL half-bottle) in a Riedel Fatto a Mano Riesling — hand-painted green stem. Two homemade burgers on the side. Doctrine prefers a wider Champagne bowl, but the Fatto a Mano was on the table and the brioche aromatics still showed. A flute would have locked it all down.

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Champagne Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve 375 mL in a Riedel Superleggero Sauvignon Blanc glass, paired with gnocchi in sage butter

Field Note 07 · Champagne

Gnocchi and a Half

Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve (375 mL) with gnocchi in sage butter. Riedel Superleggero Sauvignon Blanc — not the Champagne playbook, but the closest open stem and the brioche-citrus still expressed cleanly. A flute on a pasta night? Never.

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Tement Ried Opok Welschriesling 2023 at golden hour in a Manufaktur Vitis Riesling glass, paired with savoury Krapfen by the window

Field Note 08 · Südsteiermark

Golden Hour, Opok

Tement Ried Opok Welschriesling 2023 at sunset with savoury Krapfen. The Manufaktur Vitis Riesling — German hand-blown, tall and narrow — keeps the brisk acidity tight and the apple-meadow nose intact. Field over textbook: we don’t always reach for the Riedel.

Burzi Ruucaja Langhe Nebbiolo 2022 in a Riedel Pinot Noir / Burgundy glass, paired with sage lasagne

Field Note 09 · Piemonte

Nebbiolo Goes Burgundy

Burzi “Ruucaja” Langhe Nebbiolo 2022 in a Pinot Noir / Burgundy bowl — the correct call for Nebbiolo, despite Riedel selling a separate Barolo glass. Lasagne with sage closes the case.

Tement Ried Sernau König Sauvignon Blanc Steinfass 2020 in a Riedel Sauvignon Blanc glass, paired with a Käsekrainer board

Field Note 10 · Südsteiermark

Steinfass and Käsekrainer

Tement Ried Sernau König Sauvignon Blanc Steinfass 2020 with Käsekrainer (Austrian smoked sausage with molten cheese pockets) on a wooden board. Riedel Sauvignon Blanc. Stone-aged Sauvignon doesn’t need fanfare — just the right bowl and a savoury anchor.

Champagne André Clouet Grande Réserve Bouzy 375 mL in a Riedel Champagne glass, paired with a Big Mac and chicken nuggets

Field Note 11 · Champagne

Bouzy Meets Big Mac

André Clouet Grande Réserve Bouzy (375 mL) with a Big Mac and a sleeve of nuggets. Riedel Champagne. The wine doesn’t judge the plate — it does judge the glass. Bowl, not flute.

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