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…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 14, 2019
2017 Brennan Vineyards Reserve Lily White (Texas): Cantaloupe, citrus, and copious amounts of captivating, crowd-pleasing capability. $25 B 2018 Rodney Strong Rose of Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Life’s a bowl of cherries. And grapefruit peel. And rose petals. And fun. $18 B+ 2018 Rodney Strong Charlotte’s Home Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Sonoma County): Flint, flowers,…