I’ve spent a good amount of time getting to know (and, of course, writing about) Donnafugata, one of the largest and most important producers in Sicily. Hell, I was even present for their first-ever retrospective tasting of Ben Rye (which either makes me insanely lucky, or old, or probably both). During the previous decade+, I’ve…
Month: August 2023
Asolo Miiiiiooooooooo (Getting to Know Asolo Prosecco)
Like most Italian wine regions, just when you think you’ve got Prosecco all figured out, it smacks you upside the palate and rearranges your thinking and perceptions. At least, that’s what it did for me during a virtual media tasting tour of Asolo (“AHH-zo-low”) Prosecco Superiore, the “other” Prosecco DOCG that gets much less media…
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 7, 2023
2019 Dow’s Vale do Bomfim (Douro): An appealing package of spicy, chewy, brambly, affordable, fruity fun. $14 B
2020 Schlink Haus Riesling (Nahe): A little simple peck on the cheek, wearing sweet lemon drop lip balm. $11 B-
R(osé)-E-S-P-E-C-T (Giving Modern Rosé Wine the Love It Deserves at NVWA)
Please excuse this brief interruption to your day drinking to let you know that my latest (and penultimate) piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy’s Pouring Points is now live: What Can We Learn from the World’s Top Rosé Wines? In said op-ed, I take a look at what I perceive to be the unfair treatment…