Just a quick update today to let you know that my latest article for the Napa Valley Wine Academy is available – Mastering Your Wine Misconceptions with Master the World’s Blind Tasting Kit. That rather self-explanatory title somewhat belies the article’s deeper dive into my experience with the Master the World Blind Tasting Kit, developed…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 12, 2020
2017 Miner Family Winery Garys’ Vineyards Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands): Big boy Pinot, only with extra freshness & dried rose petals in his hair. $50 A- 2017 Talbott Vineyards Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands): Holding its ample, white-peachy & lemony weight with fantastic aplomb. $42 A- 2018 Lucia Vineyards Soberanes Vineyard Chardonnay…
To the Victors, the Spoils (Dude’s Take on Aged Champers & Mouton!)
It’s undeniable that 2020 has been, by and large, a dumpster fire, sh*t-show of a year. BUT… it hasn’t all been fetid, noxious piles of flaming refuse. At 1WD HQ, there have been some aspects of 2020 fortuitous enough to justify breaking out the good stuff. And, I do mean the good stuff. For starters,…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 5, 2020
2018 Priest Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Rich, dark, chocolatey, and, ok, ok, a little oaky… you are forgiven, my son! $49 A- 2017 The Larsen Projekt Syrah (Petaluma Gap): Bodaciously, well, bodacious, in big, bold, beautiful ways. $35 A- 2018 Dry Creek Vineyard Fume Blanc (Sonoma County): Lemons, smoke, lemongrass, and a penchant for…