Maybe it’s because I’m expecting my second kid and have a temporarily renewed affinity for all things small and cute, but I found the idea of Le Grand Verre’s figuratively pint-sized (they’re actually 6.3oz) packaging intriguing enough to accept their live virtual tasting/samples invitation. I mean, the sort of test-tube-esque bottles are kind of cute,…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for August 23, 2021
2015 Condado de Haza Crianza (Ribera del Duero): Dark and dangerously drinkable mixture of earth, tobacco, and spicy, savory plumminess. $24 B+ 2019 Imagery Estate Winery Chardonnay (California): Friendly, smooth, and evoking California sunshine pretty much all the way. $17 B 2019 Benziger Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma County): Juicy currants bouncing on a grippy,…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 50: Opposites, Attractive (Comparing/Contrasting Portugal’s Douro and Vinho Verde)
Holy. Crap! It’s actually been fifty… FIFTY!… of these not-in-person Zoom tastings since the global pandemic started? I’m getting twitchy for lack of travel, but my samples coffers remain more than full enough to supply with me with enough alcohol to dull the pain. For this 50th incarnation of SiP (Sort-of-Shelter-in-Place) sipping, we catch up…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for August 16, 2021
2019 Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco (Alentejo): Heady and intoxicating… in both senses of the latter word. $25 A- 2017 G Wine Kisi Amber Wine (Kakheti): An acquired taste, perhaps, but once this fiercely authentic and structured taste is acquired it won’t soon be forgotten. $30 A- NV W & J Graham’s 20 Year…