2018 Heinrich Johann Grüner Veltliner (Traisental): From veggies to citrus to nuts, this one has “classic” written all over it. $NA B+ 2017 Herwald Hauleitner Rosengerten Gruner Veltliner (Traisental): A floral tribute to its vineyard name, and it’s deadly serious about it all, too. $NA B+ 2017 Alex Siedler Alte Setzen Gruner Veltliner (Traisental): When…
Pouring It On, and Off (October 2019 Wine Products Review)
In an attempt to whittle away at the growing pile of wine-related media samples that I can’t drink (at least not without a blender and then a trip to the emergency room), it seems high time for another round of product reviews. Today, we have a trio of items, some of which might be worth…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 21, 2019
2018 Weingut St. Urbans-Hof Nik Weis Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett (Mosel): Sweet pear and fresh lime, all hot for one another and making out in public. $25 B+ 2016 Georges Duboeuf Domaine des Quatres Vents Fleurie (Beaujolais): Pepper, violets, berries, and *substance*. $22 B+ NV Travaglino Cuvee 59 Brut (Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico): A fine…
The Debate about Online Wine Influencers is a Stupid Waste of Time
If that headline above looks as though it could have come right out of 2009… well, it totally could have come right out of 2009. Remember those good ol’ days? When wine brands were all in a tizzy about a new wave on influencers (at that time, bloggers) operating almost exclusively online. How do we…