Every year or so, I receive an unsolicited email blast from wine auction services that makes me want to Hulk rage. The 2019 incarnation of this comes my way from online auction house WineBid, is titled “16 Years of Burgundy vs. The Stock Market – and WineBid Auction Results,” and which I will only link…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For September 16, 2019
2015 Assaf Winery ‘4 Seasons’ Pinotage (Golan Heights): Chewy, tangy, leathery, smokey, tasty, zesty, pretty, and unexpected! $37 B+ 2013 Tabor Single Vineyard Tannat (Golan Heights): Madiran and Uruguay, as a couple, vacationing near the Mediterranean. $37 B+ 2013 Tabor Marselan Single Vineyard (Judean Hills): Spicy, plummy, fruity, grippy, and very easy to love. $NA…
When It Comes to Wine, Big Isn’t Evil – It’s Essential
During the past couple of weeks or so, an online kerfuffle ensued after wine writer and author Jamie Goode posted an eye-opening article on his blog detailing the massive size of some of the wine worlds largest industrial-size producers. They are, interestingly (and in a sort-of-capitalism-run-amok fail), all owned by one company: Gallo. Goode’s take…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For September 9, 2019
2016 Golan Heights Winery Yarden Gewurztraminer (Galilee): Shrugging off its ‘semi-dry’ tag with a racy, focused, impeccable demeanor. $20 B+ 2011 Alexander Winery ‘Alexander the Great’ Grande Reserve (Galilee): More like ‘Alexander the Very, Very, Very Large and Oaky.’ $150 A- 2013 Golan Heights Winery Yarden Malbec (Galilee): Offering coffee, cocoa, tobacco, and dark fruits,…