Recently, I caught up with iconoclastic winemaker Adam Lee, to see what he’s been up to since transitioning his well-regarded Siduri brand to Jackson Family Wines, for an interview published on the Napa Valley Wine Academy website. Adam is a great sport and an equally great interviewee, as you’ll no doubt be able to quickly…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 9, 2020
2017 Baumgartner Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein Riesling Reserve (Kamptal): Pure like a mountain stream, fresh like a just-cut lime, steely like a suit of armor. $NA A- 2017 Weingut Leindl Zöbinger Heiligenstein Riesling (Kamptal): Seriously strong, seriously spicy, and seriously… serious. $45 A- 2017 Barbara Öhlzelt Heiligenstein Reserve Riesling (Kamptal): Holy austerity, Batman!! $36 B+ 2016…
Straight Up (Interviewing Stu Smith for NVWA)
My latest piece for the Napa Valley Wine Academy is now live, part of their round of winemaker features. I went big for my first interview in the series, too – I called up Stu Smith, one of the brothers behind Napa’s Smith-Madrone and someone to whom speaking one’s mind comes quickly, intelligently, and naturally….
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For March 2, 2020
1999 Domane Wachau Freie Weingartner Achleiten Riesling Smaragd (Wachau): Insert long series of repeating mind-blown emojis here. $NA A 2012 Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Singerriedel Riesling Smaragd (Wachau): Quince, apricot, and enough energy and spices to keep you bust for a good, long while. $97 A 2017 Schloss Gobelsburg Heiligenstein Riesling Reserve Erste OTW Lage (Kamptal):…