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2022 Umberto Cesari ‘Colle del Re ‘(Albana di Romagna): A burst of passion fruit; a lack of subtlety is far exceeded by undeniable purity. $NA A-
2022 Tenuta Masselina ‘Masselina’ (Albana di Romagna Secco): Incredible consistency of citric, pithy expression in this fine vintage. $NA A-
2022 Poderi delle Rocche ‘Drusiana’ (Albana di Romagna Secco): A short journey on a fine, mineral-laden pathway. $NA B+…
I’ve been getting some inquires privately suggesting that I should be talking about the recently-released State of the Wine Industry 2024 report by Silicon Valley Bank. But I don’t want to talk about it. It’s been covered in almost breaking news style across the wine biz since its release, and going into detail about it…
2022 Giovanni ‘8000’ (Romagna Albana Secco): A crazy, figgy, golden delight from start to finish. $NA A-
2022 Merlotta ‘Fondatori GP’ Romagna Albana Secco): This is one fruity, floral MFer! Delightful, too. $NA B+…
In an as-yet unpublished OpEd style piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy tentatively titled “Is AI Coming For Your Wine Job?”, I discuss some possible futures in the wine world based on the impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI). But now, just after I penned that article, AI can successfully identify Bordelais terroir 100% of the…