Earlier (ok… much earlier) this year, I had the opportunity to hit up an in-person, sit-down tasting media dinner (the idea of which seemed almost too quaint to even contemplate during COVID) with Rodney Strong‘s Director of Communications Chris O’Gormon and head of winemaking Justin Seidenfeld. I’ve now known these guys for a long time,…
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for October 24, 2022
2021 Piera Martellozzo Terre Magre Merlot Friuli Grave (Friuli-Venezia Giulia): A little dark, a little oaky, a little spicy, a lot tasty. $NA B+ 2021 Piera Martellozzo Terre Magre Ribolla Gialla Colli Orientali del Friuli (Friuli-Venezia Giulia): Maybe this is a screaming bargain in the making. Maybe I just reeeaaalllyyyy like Ribolla. I think it’s…
Finding the “Hidden” Rhône for NVWA
You Rhône fans out there might be interested in my latest piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy (and one of the several reasons that I am deplorably behind on all of my other coverage here at 1WD): a closer glance at some of the more intriguing Villages added to NVWA’s Côtes du Rhône online wine…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 63: Coasting (A Coastal Chilean Sauv Blanc Roundup)
Ever wake up thinking, “I wonder what’s going on with coastal Chilean Sauvignon Blanc these days?” Me, neither, but I’m not one to turn down virtual samples tastings that provide deep-dives into the unfamiliar, and so I found myself recently taking part in a round-up tasting of Sauv Blancs from Chile’s coastal areas, guided by…