Last week, Palate Press published my take on the current state of the Paso Robles wine scene (based on a recent media tour of the region), titled Paso Robles: Sorry, not sorry. That title seemed more publication-appropriate than “Bitch, please!” or “I heard what you said, I just don’t give a f*ck.” You see, a…
Category: on the road
Nine, Ten, Eleven (Tenuta di Arceno In Retrospective)
I realize that, by running with yet another Tuscan wine review write-up (and those fresh on the heels of a Soave write-up), I am also running with the risk of 1WD appearing as though it’s an Italian-wine-only website. But hey, it’s my website, if you don’t like it, go make your own damn wine blog,…
Cab-Francophile (An Arcanum Retrospective In Tuscany)
It takes some serious chutzpah to pour your super-Tuscan red, sans hesitation, alongside Le Macchiole Paleo, Ornellaia, and Sassicai. Now, you might expect that kind of faccia tosta from the Italians, but in this case it came from Frenchman veteran vigneron Pierre Seillan who, alonf with winemaker Lawrence Cronin and vineyard manager Michele Pezzicoli, produces…
Seaside Rendezvous, Part Deux (Highlights From Riesling Rendezvous 2016)
I, along with three or four other people (ok, it’s not that bad, it just feels that bad), profess to love Riesling, so much so that I actually purchase it with my own hard-earned cash. So I’m not the kind of wine writer to turn down a media invite to the Seattle-hosted Riesling Rendezvous event…