A Serious Wine Blog For the Not-So-Serious Drinker
2020 Rio Grande Vineyards & Winery ‘El Santo’ Red (Mesilla Valley): A pleasing onslaught of tangy red cherries. $NA B
2023 Lescombes Family Vineyards ‘Heritage’ Pinot Noir (New Mexico): Baskets of ripe, fresh strawberries for the taking. $34 B+
2019 Luna Rosa Winery Aglianico (New Mexico): Crowd pleasing combo of currant compote, cloves, and cinnamon. $NA B+…
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;…
NV Villa Sandi Il Fresco Prosecco Rose (Veneto): Juicy, fresh, and above all else, fun. $16 B
2022 Domaine Bousquet ‘Danaus’ Red (Costers del Segre): A red-fruited party in a glass right here. $15 B
2021 Casa Ferreirinha ‘Papa Figos’ Tinto (Douro): Lots of dark red fruit, even more spices, and even more more leather. $19 B+
2023 Mathis Rose de Grenache (Sonoma Valley): Bright, well made, approachable, and elegant. So, a win. $25 B+…
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…