The term “vintage of the century” has been tossed around like confetti by the French lately (though we can forgive them, I suppose, given the hella-bad weather some of their regions have been suffering in the last couple of vintages). It’s become more of an eye-roll-inducing a phrase than “private email server.” And so it’s…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For December 12, 2016
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…
Set The Wayback Machine For… Next Month? (Highlighting Tuscany’s Terre di Pisa At Palate Press)
I recently visited an area of Tuscany that is, ironically, probably better known for old school Vespa production than for wine, despite being in a prime tourist location between some of the region’s most popular northern cities: Terre di Pisa. It’s an area with a tight-knit, talented group of producers, and some of the more…
What A Trump Presidency Means For The Wine Business
I travel the world. A lot. For example, I was in Chile when Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States of America (and yes, I voted by mail before I’d left for the trip). Since Trump’s election, I’ve traveled to other countries, all for wine-biz-related stuff, and the same question…