2018 Baglio di Pianetto Frappato (Sicily): Mineral, spicy, bright, and getting directly to the fun point. $13 B 2018 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Ficiligno’ Insolia – Viognier (Sicily): Tropical, floral, and incredibly gulp-able. $17 B+ NV Baglio di Pianetto ‘Fusha’ Brut (Sicily): You pretty much had me at ‘Insolia’ and ‘Bubbles’. $NA B+ 2018 Sensi ‘Governato’…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 23: The Other Prosecco (Tasting Conegliano Valdobbiadene)
In my experience, most people don’t know Jack about Prosecco, despite the fact that we drink metric tons of it (pre-Covid 2019 saw some of the best sales numbers ever for the stuff). Which, generally, is just fine; most Prosecco isn’t worth getting to know deeply. Not that it’s bad, mind you (thankfully, Prosecco seems…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For January 25, 2021
2015 Cortes de Cima Touriga Nacional (Alentejo): Like getting intense stares from some very serious black licorice and violets. $NA A- 2017 Herdade do Rocim Touriga Nacional (Alentejo): Basically, treating everything – the grip, chewy black-&-blue fruits, & tobacco – but the price tag as large & in charge. $15 B+ 2017 Bortolomiol Rive di…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 22: Who’s Down With BPC? (Bruno Paillard Champagne Tasting)
I think that we can forgive Alice Paillard, of Bruno Paillard Champagne, for being opinionated. As the daughter of the eponymously named BPC’s founder, she’s basically had a lifetime of working with someone who himself is, well, opinionated about Champagne. According to Alice (with whom I tasted through a few BPC samples as part of…