Category: Wine

I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read… […]

“Love child, love child, never quite as goodAfraid, ashamed, misunderstood” – The Supremes Carménère gets a bad rap. Particularly in my house, since my girlfriend despises pyrazine notes in her reds. For that alone, Chilean red wines are practically banned at our dining table (and here you thought that she was all 100% sweetheart, didn’t… […]

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NV Albert Bichot Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Reserve (Burgundy): Earth-y, biscuit-y, and pleasingly apple fruit-y. $27 B+ 2017 Chateau Simone Palette Blanc (Provence): Bruised yellow apples, honey, and golden richness to challenge the intellect. $70 A- 2021 Domaine Labet 'Fleur de Savagnin' en Chalasse (Cotes du Jura): A masterclass in racy, linear, focused acidic backbone. […]

This is the third (and final) entry in my three-part wrap-up of recent media jaunt to Sannio in southern Italy (check out Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven’t already). Today, we’ll put a bow on things from this little slice of Campania but focusing on anything that’s not Aglianico or Falanghina. There’s a… […]

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2022 Masciarelli Villa Gemma Bianco Colline Teatine (Abruzzo): Yellow apple, ripe citrus, minerals, this is a banger of a bargain in this vintage. $25 A- 2022 Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo Rose (Abruzzo): Strawberry to spare. A tasty delight. $23 B+ 2018 Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva (Abruzzo): This is young, focused, and […]