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…
My Valentine… To Icewine (An Ice Wine Primer For Fix.com)
On Valentine’s Day last week, Fix.com published, appropriately, what amounts to my little Valentine to what might be the red-headed-step-child of dessert wines right now, Ice Wine. Hell, even the once-totally-ignored sweet Sherries are cooler now than Ice Wine (see what I did there?). Personally, I have a sweet tooth, which probably explains my borderline-obsession…