Time to get your drink on, people! My new book, Wine Taster’s Guide: Drink and Learn with 30 Wine Tastings, has as of this week (specifically, July 21, 2020) been officially released. 30 is a lot of tastings, so I hope that your livers have been properly trained for this! This is the “main” book…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For July 20, 2020
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…