NV Gancia Prosecco Brut (Veneto): Bringing the citrus in refreshing bucketfuls. $15 B 2021 Bonny Doon Vineyard Picpoul (Central Coast): Arriving tom save the day like a superhero, just in time for warmer forecasts. $15 B+ 2019 OG de Negoce N. 185 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): Pretty much the very definition of RRV rich deliciousness….
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 56: Happy Holidays? (Wine Spoken Here Virtual Happy Hour)
To give you a sense of just how much of a time commitment having both a teenager and a newborn can be, witness this very post, which is merely four months or so late! I was fortunate enough to have been invited to share in one of the periodic Virtual Happy Hours hosted by the…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 55 (“The Dirt Doesn’t Hurt”: Revisiting Scattered Peaks)
What a treat to virtually revisit Napa Valley’s Scattered Peaks (virtually, in this case—which is fitting, given that tasting their wares was one of the last things I got to do in a public wine-media-type setting before Covid hell broke lose). This tiny outfit’s cellar is helmed by living winemaking-legend-type Joel Aiken, who, when asked…
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for April 11, 2022
2017 Orlando Abrigo Meruzzano (Barbaresco): A very burly but successfully executed interpretation for the traditionally more delicate side of Nebbiolo. $45 A- 2014 Orlando Abrigo Rongalio Riserva (Barbaresco): Exciting. Delicious. And Earthyyyyyyyyyyyy! $60 A- 2018 Hic et Nunc ‘Altromondo’ Grignolino (Piedmont): Very delectable spice. Very delectable florals. Very delectable everything, actually. $NA B+ 2015 Chateau…