NV Juve Y Camps Rose Brut Pinot Noir (Cava): Dark AF for bubbly rose! Tart red cherry action for daaaaayyyzzzzzz. $19 B+ 2020 CVNE ‘Monopole’ Blanco Seco (Rioja): There’s basically nothing about this that isn’t perfect for the Summer. $15 B+ NV Pizzolato Organic Prosecco Spumante Brut (Veneto): Fruity and fun, with emphasis on both…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 40: The Pinot Clone Wars (Domaine Carneros Recent Releases)
Wait a minute… holy crap, have we really hit 40 virtual tasting features since the start of Covid SiP sipping?!? FORTY?!?? My eyesight has taken a serious hit, and I am blaming staring at the computer screens for Zoom samples tastings during this somewhat unprecedented time of non-travel for us media types (and not yet…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for May 24, 2021
NV Corvezzo Organic & Vegan Prosecco Rose Extra Dry (Veneto): Helllooooo red berries. And elegance. And fun! $13 B+ 2016 Vite Colte ‘Essenze’ del Commune di Barolo (Barolo): Understated, in just about the classiest of ways. $35 A- 2020 Troon Vineyard Kubli Bench Amber (Applegate Valley): You’ll want to deduct points for some lack of…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 39: Family Matters (Sokol Blosser 50th Anniversary Tasting)
Thanksgiving dinner at the Sokol Blosser household must be LIT. That’s the sense that I got, anyway, when I attended the virtual live tasting of wines celebrating their golden anniversary as a family run wine outfit. Leading us through the event were founders Susan Sokol Blosser and Bill Blosser and their second generation, Alison Sokol…