So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…
Month: March 2017
The Terror Of Writing About Terroir (February Monferrato Moves)
As a wine-scribe-type-guy, I absolutely despise writing about terroir. If there is another term (aside from “optimal ripeness“) that is more flippantly overused in the wine business than terroir, I am unaware of it. In fact, its overuse – and the fear that it engenders – is so ingrained in me that I am incapable…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 13, 2017
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…
“Confusion Will Be My Epitaph” (Vino 2017 NYC Highlights)
Today’s theme is… confusion. Where to start… Ok, firstly, earlier this year I attended VINO2017 in NYC, the annual exposition of Italian wine, during which dozens of producers pour there wares. And so naturally, I am only going to talk about three of those dozens of producers. Secondly, my highlights reel includes a sparkling… Gavi….