Holy crap!!! I am tickled pinker than a Côtes de Provence rosé to tell you that the first of my two (yeah, two) upcoming books is now available for pre-order, to be released on July 7, 2020! For reasons that will be obvious from the title, Wine Taster’s Journal: Drink, Rate, Record, and Remember by…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For May 25, 2020
2018 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough): Perky, pungent, pushing the exotic fruits, and getting right to the point about it. $20 B+ 2015 Neyen Espiritu de Apalta (Colchagua Valley): Dark, supple, meaty, spicy, and more alluring than most centerfolds. $68 A- NV Henriot Blanc de Blancs Brut (Champagne): Pucker the hell up, punk! $59 A- 2018…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part Three (Through the Wayback Machine with Hesperian Wines)
In this edition of our sipping during the time of SIP (Samples In Progress, during Shelter In Place), we’re setting the Wayback machine for 2004, 2007, 2010, and 2016, as we go back in time and into the samples pool with Napa Valley’s perennially misunderstood Hesperian Wines. I was provided this in-home vertical tasting opportunity…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For May 18, 2020
NV Freixenet Prosecco Extra Dry (Veneto): Making – and quickly getting to – the fresh, tasty point. $17 B 2018 Donnafugata Sherazade Nero d’Avola (Sicily): Boldly strolling through Nero’s more herbal side. $21 B+ 2018 Masseria Li Veli ‘Askos’ Susumaniello (Salento): All the pepper that you need to spice up a Tuesday night. $18 B+…