I’ve done a lot of fun work with the folks at Fix.com, and they have a couple of sister websites to which they asked me to contribute. My latest for them is available over at their PartSelect.com blog: a primer on how to properly chill and open sparkling wine. Some of you might be rolling…
We Like Mike (Miguel Torres Chile Recent Releases)
Those visiting Miguel Torres Chile‘s charming little restaurant spot, but without bringing a requisite sense of winemaking history along with their appetites, are likely to come away thinking that this pioneering Spanish wine brand’s foray into Chile consists of some tasty juice and really good food, the end. In the infamous words of the USA’s…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 26, 2017
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…
My Name’s *Still* Barbera (Monferrato Moves 2: Terroir Monferrato)
For those of you not (yet!) following along with my Northern Italian gig at My Name is Barbera, the second installment in the video series there is now available. In this episode, I talk about the dreaded “T” word – terroir – with respect to the unique landscape of the region, to the backdrop of…