2016 Domaine Mittnacht Freres Riesling ‘Les Fossiles’ (Alsace): Limes, lemons, and lots loveliness. $25 B+ 2017 Ravines Wine Cellars Chardonnay (Finger Lakes): White peaches, white blossoms, and the kind of craftsmanship that ought to make a lot of Right Coast winemakers jealous. $19 B+ 2020 Bonny Doon Vineyard Beeswax Vineyard Picpoul (Arroyo Seco): Beeswax is…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 35: Closing Ranks (DIAM Tasting 2021)
The latest recap of what I hope will soon be a thing of the past – COVID-era Shelter-in-Place Zoom tastings in lieu of being able to actually get together in real life in the same place – has us revisiting some old friends. Several, in fact. First, there’s Evan Goldstein, MS, of Full Circle Wine…
Wine Product Review Round-up: Special Edition
I’m interrupting the regularly-scheduled Monday mini-reviews for a bit of a long-overdue highlight of some of the wine product samples I receive that can’t be safely imbibed. So, consider this a special edition product review round-up (read: it’s helping me to feel less Roman-Catholic-raised guilt over not having posted product reviews in something like 10,000…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 34: Make Wine Like a Girl (Women Run the Show at Benzinger & Imagery)
Generally, I’m loathe to talk about “women winemakers,” because I find the term anachronistic at best, and simply rude and insensitive at worst. I mean, who cares what gender is behind a well-made wine these days? There are, for sure, fantastically delicate, “feminine” wines being made by men, women, and any identification in between; and…