Category: Wine

Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for February 19, 2024

NV Cockburn's Special Reserve Port (Portugal): Solid stuff. A bit more dried fruit than compote, but this is a go-to if you want your Port dark and ready to roll. $20 B NV Sandeman 10 Year Old Tawny Port (Portugal): Lots of delicious caramel and somewhat less-delicious heat, but it's still the total easy-drinking Tawny […]

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Postcard From Sannio, Part 1: Falanghina del Sannio

Today we’ve got the first in a three-parter covering my media jaunt last year to Sannio, an important but still relatively under-the-radar winegrowing region in Italy’s Campania area. [ Before we get started, however, I want to dedicate a moment of appreciation for one of our media traveling companions on that trip, Suzanne Branciforte, who… […]

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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for February 12, 2024

2022 Tenuta di Ghizzano 'Mimesi' Vermentino (Costa Toscana): A funky, vibrant (and did I mention funky?) take on Italy's secret weapon white grape. $NA B+ 2020 Tenuta di Ghizzano 'Mimesi' Rosso (Terre di Pisa): Authentic, with a rustic edge, an earthy flair, and a vivacious heart. $NA A- 2021 Realm Cellars 'Houyi' Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa […]

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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for February 5, 2024

2022 Umberto Cesari 'Colle del Re '(Albana di Romagna): A burst of passion fruit; a lack of subtlety is far exceeded by undeniable purity. $NA A- 2022 Tenuta Masselina 'Masselina' (Albana di Romagna Secco): Incredible consistency of citric, pithy expression in this fine vintage. $NA A- 2022 Poderi delle Rocche 'Drusiana' (Albana di Romagna Secco): […]

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