NV Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava (Catalonia): Kind of like Ol’ Reliable at this point, isn’t it? $10 B- 2016 Tasca d’Almerita Tenuta Tascante ‘Ghiaia Nera’ Etna Rosso (Sicily): Floral, vibrant, & spicy – an Etna Trifecta. $18 B+ 2018 Utopia ‘Bliss’ Pinot Noir Blanc (Ribbon Ridge): An out of the ordinary pink that will…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 6 (Attack of the Single Vineyard Clones with Gary Farrell)
As the Coronavirus has most of us sipping while we SIP, the wine media world has been (in lieu of our normal mode of being able to travel to experience wines directly and visit the people and places that make them) undergoing a plethora of “virtual” tastings. Personally, I’m now into double-digits on the ZOOM…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For July 13, 2020
NV La Marca ‘Luminore’ Prosecco Superiore (Veneto): Gets the job done. Yeah, I mean pretty much any job associated with adult beverages. $24 B+ NV Pasqua ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Prosecco di Treviso (Veneto): Stylish, and stylistically on point. $18 B 2018 Peter Zemmer Pinot Grigio Alto Adige (Trentino-Alto Adige): PG that’s the RD – as…
We’re #1… and #2! (Wine Taster’s Journal Officially Released!)
Yesterday, the first of my two new books officially became available. You can now have Wine Taster’s Journal: Drink, Rate, Record, and Remember shipped right on over to you, no waiting! Technically, this is the second of my two new books, as it’s the companion piece to the much longer Wine Taster’s Guide: Drink and…