Well, that was unexpected. Or, I should say, unexplored? Thanks to COVID SiP, I’m still primarily traveling the world from the chair in front of my OG desktop computer, receiving samples and tasting invites that are presented virtually (but imbibed in person, of course, when it comes to the actual wine part). Such was the…
Month: February 2021
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for February 22, 2021
2019 Marchesi Frescobaldi Tenuta Ammiraglia ‘Alie’ (Toscana Rosato): Long on everything, including the watermelon & cherry candy flavors,and that floral finish! $24 B+ 2016 Lieb Family Cellars Estate Cabernet Franc (North Fork of Long Island): Earthy, spicy (very!), herbal, smoky, juicy, light on its feet, and definitely doing a good Loire impersonation. $35 B+ 2018…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 26: Overachievers (Rodney Strong Recent Releases)
Rodney Strong founder Rod Strong was a bit of an… overachiever. We’re talking the-kind-of-person-who-you-thought-only-existed-in-World’s-Most-Interesting-Man levels of overachiever. Simply listing the guy’s bootstrapped résumé is enough to paint the proper picture: Senior class president, 3 sport athlete, theater regular, clarinet player, Army veteran, school dropout (he did that at the age of 18 in order to…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for February 15, 2021
NV Gorghi Tondi ‘Palmares’ Grillo Spumante Brut (Sicily): Citrus, green apple & herbs dancing to Kool & the Gang’s “Fresh”. $14 B+ 2018 Gorghi Tondi ‘Gilletto’ Grillo (Sicily): A cornucopia of potential bang for the buck, with pear, wildflowers, lemon peel, saline, almonds, and a crisp, to-the-point attitude. $NA B+ 2018 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Murriali’…