2013 Keush Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (Vayots Dzor): Buttery biscuit rich; crispy apple fresh. $31 A- 2019 Franz Gojer Glogglhof ‘Kerner Karneid’ (Alto Adige): So flinty and delightful that you’ll drink enough to *really* not be able to pronounce it. $30 A- 2016 Perinet ‘1194’ (Priorat): Exactly the kind of red that we want…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 41: A Little S&M (Sella & Mosca Sardinia Recent Releases)
Recently, I was invited to taste some S&M samples via Zoom. Ok, your randy peoples, we’re talking about a very particular, vinous S&M here – specifically, Sardinia’s Sella & Mosca. The one Founded in 1899 by two Piedmont businessmen, Erminio Sella and Edgardo Mosca, who after the Phylloxera epidemic ambitiously wanted to reclaim vineyards in…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for May 31, 2021
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…