2016 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Natyr’ Insolia (Sicily): Almonds, toast, dried tropical fruits, and a penchant for giving Natural wines a good name. $NA B+ 2015 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Syraco’ Syrah (Sicily): Welllll… hellooooooo there, sexy pants! $NA B+ 2014 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Viafrancia’ Riserva Rosso (Sicily): Right Bank Bord’x, done Italian style, and chewier than…
Wine Taster’s Guide Now Available for Pre-order! (That’s “Published Author Joe Roberts” to You!)
Shiz just got very real, folks! My new book, Wine Taster’s Guide: Drink and Learn with 30 Wine Tastings, is now officially available for pre-order ($14.99 for the paperback)! Shipping and whatnot begins on July 21, 2020. The Guide is the main course meal to the Wine Taster’s Journal starter (the handy, portable companion which…
Holy Crap! Wine Taster’s Journal Available for Pre-Order!
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…