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2020 Bissoni ‘Girapoggio’ Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore (Emilia-Romagna): Herbal, fresh, silky, and mouth-wateringly sapid. $NA B+
2022 Poderi dal Nespoli ‘Dogheria’ Forli Bianco (Emilia-Romagna): White flowers, white grapefruits, white melons, and they’re all squeaky-clean. $NA B+
2021 Podera dal Nespoli ‘Gualdo’ Sangiovese Predappio (Emilia-Romagna): Like a KISS cover band; the studs are on full display, but we’re all having fun…
While Predappio Sangiovese seems to get all the media love (hey, I’m guilty!), there’s quite a bit more to the region—Forlì—that birthed Romagna’s latest potential foray into DOCG territory. During my media visit to the region last year, we braved the record-breaking Summer heat wave to sit in the presence of multiple, enormous fans and…
2014 Casa Ferreirinha Reserva Especial (Douro): The encapsulation—and delivery—of pretty much all the promises that a fine Douro still red can make. $350 A
Sandeman 20 Year Old Tawny Porto (Portugal): Intense, yet comfortable, like a big fireplace fire on a cold night…
It’s that time of year again… when I lazily look back and recap the most popular posts here on 1WD over the last twelve months. As we drop in to see what condition our condition was in during 2023, a bit of context: I am excluding the (mostly) weekly mini-reviews from this assessment, as I…