It’s with great, great pleasure that I report this quick hit update, letting you know that I will be one of the judges at the 2022 Colorado Governor’s Cup wine competition in Denver, held August 19-21! This one is exciting for several reasons. First, the organizers of this event have been trying to make me…
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 8, 2022
2020 Eva Fricke Riesling Trocken, Rheingau): Niiiice! Quince, citrus zest, exotic tropical fruits… downright electrifying. $40 A- 2018 Weingut Rainer Schnaitmann Steinwiege Lemberger Trocken (Wurttemberg): Seriously earthy, and with those candied blackberries and plums, also seriously playful. $30 B+ 2019 Brigaldara Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore (Veneto): Everything that it’s supposed to be, and all in excellent…
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 1, 2022
2021 Tenuta Carretta Cayega (Roero Arneis): Wet rocks, white peach, and all around awesomeness. $18 B+ 2020 Alois Lageder Schiava (Alto Adige): Wild strawberry and brambly earth that are light and delightful. $21 B+ 2019 Count Karolyi Grüner Veltliner (Hungary): This has almost no right being this good for this price! $12 B+ 2021 Flora…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 61: Here We Go, Again (More Sella & Mosca Recent Releases)
Wow. We’re now at the point where the Covid-era virtual visits/tastings for producers who have previously been doing virtual visits/tastings are coming around yet again, with new rounds of vintages to explore. We’ve officially lapped in the “wine in the time of Coronavirus” series. Holy sh*t. Back in part 41(!) of this series, I got…