2020 was a swimming pool full of cack for many people. Here’s a new series of posts in which I...
Reviews
We always look forward to tasting the latest vintage of the Kirkland Chianti Classico, but remain a little reserved as...
Giampaolo Tabarrini, currently the super-energetic, visionary President of the Montefalco Consorzio, is one of the young, iconic producers in Montefalco....
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine...
A crisp, mouthwatering Burgundy white SOURCE: WineSpectator.com: Daily Wine Picks - Read entire story here.
To my dismay, very good Merlot offerings appear to be dwindling. The best ones seem to come from dedicated producers...
Slovenia, Slovakia; Slovakia, Slovenia. Two nations that, I realise, are entirely distinct and just happen to have names that a...
New reviews of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc from the Cape (c) WineSpectator.com: Tasting Reports - Read entire story...
Merlot varietals have not fared well in the U.S. wine drinking circles over the past few decades, so more American...
click on image to enlarge La Clarine Farm Petit Manseng 2013 Fenaughty Vineyard, Placerville, California 13.5{45b0463633054486b24ea7f1d8a3d5c23c88cedad61f649c1174e653e8a53946} dry 2.9pH 14.1 g/L...
A pleasant, firm, cocoa-accented Chilean Malbec (c) WineSpectator.com: Daily Wine Picks - Read entire story here.
Oh. The leafy, herby, juicy green aroma of corriander. Heck. It’s like you’re a slug munching your way through a...
What do you need after battling through the bleak London rain? What do you need after huddling shivering and sodden...
Smell. Smell is the most evocative sense, innit? The one that can yank you (via a chance waft of teenage...
Winemakers, in general, need to wise up. Okay, sure, practically everyone (myself almost certainly included) needs to wise up. But...
I know what you’re thinking, Oktoberfest means beer. You suddenly feel the urge to throw on your favorite lederhosen &...
