As most of you who follow this blog already know, the 1WD family recently had a +1 when my second daughter Gianna was born at the end of September. We’re smitten, of course… and getting accustomed to functioning on less sleep than we though possible for carbon-based life forms… but smitten, nonetheless. I still consider…
Month: November 2021
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for November 8, 2021
2019 Pasqua ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Passione e Sentimento Bianco (Veneto): Additional vibrancy and tastiness levels are getting unlocked in this spirited game $16 B+ 2014 Baron de Ley Gran Reserva (Rioja): Where ‘woodsy’ and ‘lip-smackingly tasty’ collide. $28 B+ 2017 Baron de Ley Finca Monasterio (Rioja): Complex, spicy, floral… and high octane! $33 A- 2018…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for November 1, 2021
NV Le Grand Courtage Grande Cuvee Blanc de Blancs Brut (France): Fragrant, floral, fruity and greater than the sum of its parts. $25 B+ NV Lucien Albrecht Rose Brut (Cremant d’Alsace): That’s brisk, baby. And tangy. Ohhhhhhh so tangy. $23 B+ 2017 Karl Haidle Bunter Mergel Lemberger Trocken (Wurttemberg): Here we perk up ’round the…