2017 Domaine des Bosquets Cheval Long Cotes du Rhone Blanc (Rhone): Floral and serious, eschewing edginess for round, supple, delicious comfort. $NA B+ 2016 Famille Brechet Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas (Rhone): A bargain in the waiting for those who like their beef jerky with plenty of plums. $29 A- 2017 Yaffo Winery Sauvage Rose (Israel):…
Why We Still Need Dead Trees (August 2019 Wine Product Review Bonus Edition)
The virtual ink is barely dry on the previous edition of a wine product review roundup, and yet I find myself compelled to offer yet another (consider it a bonus?) roundup for the month of August, with the pending release of the 8th Edition of The World Atlas of Wine (Octopus Publishing, 416 pages, about…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For August 12, 2019
2018 Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Shop Block Pinot Blanc (Green Valley): Uhmm…. somebody had better warn Alsace that they have competition… $30 A- 2017 Tongue Dancer Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast): Save the last of this skillful, vibrant dance for yourself; you’re worth it. $49 A- 2017 Tongue Dancer Pratt Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): An intimate…
Hi There, HiCoup (Wine Product Reviews, August 2019 Edition)
Has it really been almost three months since we did a wine product samples roundup on 1WD? Shame on me – though, in my own defense (against myself), my backlog of non-edible product samples, while certainly not non-existent, kind of pales in comparison to my backlog of drinkable samples (and those are usually more fun,…