If, like me, you’re a fan of fortified wines, then the Wine Future 2023 conference held in Coimbra, Portugal saved its best for last. The final guided tasting event at the conference, helmed by Portuguese fortified wine expert Richard Mayson, was titled “Historic and Legendary Madeira and Porto” and, considering my history with both, the…
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“The Magnificent 12” (Sampling Some of The Wine World’s Best at Wine Future 2023)
Welcome to part two of the 1WD coverage of the epic tastings held during the Wine Future 2023 conference in Coimbra, Portugal. For details on the event and guided tastings (and my reviews of some of the best of the best when it comes to Portuguese wines), see part one. The second guided tasting at…
Sampling Portugal’s Very Best (Icon & Premium Wines Tasting from Wine Future 2023)
Let’s travel back in time about six months or so, to when I almost lost my mind because I got to meet hard rock legend Iron F*CKING Maiden’s Bruce F*CKING Dickinson at the Wine Future 2023 conference, held in Coimbra, Portugal. Admittedly, that was indeed the biggest highlight of the WF 2023 conference for me;…
Total Eclipse of the Heart of RRV (Merry Edwards Cuvée Eclipse 2017)
Did you know that there was a total solar eclipse back on April 8, 2024? You did?!??
Of course you did. I can tell by the explosion of poorly-photographed eclipse pics that took over my social media scrolling feeds on that date (and the day after that). Apparently, several (most?) of you didn’t know that your phone cameras, like your retinas, aren’t set up to handle properly photographing such an astral phenomenon. Or, you knew but didn’t care.
Anyway…