Back in November (whatever, STFU, I’ve got a toddler!), I was fortunate enough to take part in a lovely little media jaunt to Italy’s far northeastern corner, to the small (5k square miles or so) region of Collio within Friuli Venezia Giulia. For the next few weeks, I’ll be highlighting the, well, highlights from that…
Category: wine review
Copping a Taste for the Mature (Thoughts on a Kopke Port Masterclass)
There are benefits to being the oldest Port house. And Kopke winemaker Carla Tiago seems (as per a recent virtual tasting of Kopke’s not-so-recent wines) to revel in at least one of them. Kopke was founded in 1638, and so is technically the oldest Port wine company (pretty much before Port as the regulation-heavy entity…
May the 4th Be With You (Tasting Skywalker’s 1st in SF, Among Other Things)
The Force was, indeed, with us when we set out for San Francisco earlier this year, in part to break bread with two of my favorite wine industry pros: the talented, elegant, and award-winning Tonya Pitts of SF’s venerable One Market restaurant; and my partner in crime business, the irrepressible and dutiful wine scribe Jonathan…
Thumbs Up (RedThumb Recent Releases)
The guys at RedThumb are easy targets. For starters, they’re based in L.A. Also, they print the following on their labels, which they refer to as their standards: ● Made with organic grapes● Native yeast fermentation● Natural farming practices, including organic and dry farming● Minimal preservatives (total sulfites listed on label)● No added sugars● Vegan…