NV Sanfeletto Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Extra Dry (Veneto): Fun for sure, but this guy’s not really in the mood to mess around, either. $19 B 2017 Alois Lageder ‘Forra’ Manzoni Bianco (Dolomites): Funky, full of saline, and fantastic; bring our love of melons. $31 B+ 2016 Vietti ‘Perbacco’ Langhe Nebbiolo (Piedmont): Floral framing for a…
Month: March 2020
#StayAtHome and Learn Something (Talking Wine History for FFWS)
Now that we’re all comfortably sitting at home, doing our best to save the world by watching movies and trying not to drink all of the booze too soon, you might be looking for a few more things to consume for your mental benefit, as well. To that end, I’m contributing to the Magazine section…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 23, 2020
2015 Krutzler Blaufränkisch Reserve (Eisenberg): Long, spicy, juicy, and grippy… so stop staring already and drink it. $39 A- 2016 Weingut Weinrieder Schneiderberg Riesling Eiswein (Niederösterreich): Her citrus candy brings all the wine nerds to the yard. $NA A- 2017 Hans Tschida – Angerhof Sämling 88 Trockenbeerenauslese (Burgenland): Honey and marmalade fit for kings, and…
In the Shadow of the Gods (Tasting Sicily’s Diodoros Nero d’Avola)
It’s not often that you get to drink wine made from a vineyard that sits in a proper tourist attraction. But that’s how we roll here on 1WD when we’re touring Sicily. And while it’s always my pleasure to talk Sicily to people, I figured that Italy could use the extra love these days in…