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2019 Condado de Haza Crianza (Ribera del Duero): Thick, chocolaty, spicy, bold, and a powerhouse of flavor for the money. $25 A-
2018 Domaines Barons de Rothschild ‘Aussieres’ Rouge (IGP Pays d’Oc): Abundantly fruity, elegant, savory, and earthy. The south (of France) has risen! $21 B+
2020 Bonny Doon Vineyard Vin Gris de Cigare Rose (California): A tasty, energetic and refined crowd-pleaser. $15 B…
Here we are. Again. The dreaded “Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Advice” article. I basically re-run the same treatise on this every year, and have more or less done so for more than ten years now. My advice for choosing wines to pair with the minefield of delicious Turkey Day dishes at your disposal is as simple…
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 in a “mini-review” format.
They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read them), so you can get right to the point and decide if they’re for you (or not). Cheers!
As I (swipe-)type this (on a cellphone in a hotel in Portugal), we’ve just finished up an extremely enlightening, successful, and engaging Wine Future 2023 conference in Coimbra. You’ll be hearing much, much more about the various important messages that the conference keynote speeches and panel discussions had for those fortunate enough to attend this…