Gotta love the modern wine biz. Despite our penchant for socialization being tampered down by the (entirely reasonable) shelter-in-place orders (courtesy of our current global pandemic), we consistently manage to find a way to not have to always drink alone! Last week, I was part of a cast of online wine peep characters taking part…
Month: April 2020
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For April 27, 2020
NV Adriano Adami Bosco di Gica Brut (Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore): Wastes no time in getting right to the refreshing point. $20 B+ NV Astoria Extra Dry Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore (Veneto): We present to you, apples for daaaaayyyyys. $19 B+ 2018 Tasca d’Almerita Tenuta Regaleali Catarratto Antisa (Sicily): Like modernly-styled Chardonnay, only more interesting &…
Two From the Road (Sicily Wrap-up)
Things move a bit more on rilassato side when you’re dealing with Sicily. Which is the excuse that I’m employing to justify only now (a mere six months later) getting around to finishing up my disparate coverage from my last media tour there. While I don’t exactly miss the act of traveling itself during this…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For April 20, 2020
2017 Anaba Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast): Managing to be deep without at all bragging about it. $48 A- 2017 Anaba J McK Estate Vineyard Chardonnay (Carneros): Young, figgy, toasty, and delicious. Too delicious. Like, dangerously delicious. $46 A- 2019 Anaba Rosé of Grenache (Sonoma County): By not trying to be Provence, it becomes…