Time to get your drink on, people! My new book, Wine Taster’s Guide: Drink and Learn with 30 Wine Tastings, has as of this week (specifically, July 21, 2020) been officially released. 30 is a lot of tastings, so I hope that your livers have been properly trained for this! This is the “main” book…
Cold-Blooded Murder Cartoons, and One Glass to Rule Them All (Wine Products Roundup)
Here’s another in the occasional series of reviews of samples that I receive that cannot be safely imbibed. In this round, we’ve got a cartoon of full-on, cold-blooded murder, and maybe the last wine glass that you’ll need to be buy (until you break it, I mean, from overuse). Let’s start with the latter. The…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 26, 2020
NV Camille Braun Cremant d’Alsace Brut (Alsace): It’s not actually NV Champers; but you’d be pretty hard-pressed to tell the difference… $29 A- 2017 Kuentz-Bas Pinot Blanc (Alsace): Lovely balance between lemon perkiness and tropical breadth. $18 B+ 2018 Lucien Albrecht Cuvee Romanus Pinot Gris (Alsace): Somewhat soft in the middle, but ooooohhhh so cuddly!…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 12 (CARO Recent Releases)
Admittedly, I kind of wanted to hate CARO. Not because of the wine, which as you’ll read in a minute or two is well worth talking about, but because it’s just the kind of big-wine-companies-joint venture (between Argentina’s Catena and France’s Lafite Rothschild) that is almost too clever for its own good. Almost. The idea…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 19, 2020
NV La Gioiosa et Amorosa Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore (Veneto): For when your need for refreshing, crisp, green-apple action simply cannot wait. $18 B+ NV Valdo ‘Cuvee 1926’ Extra Dry Prosecco di Valdobbiadene (Veneto): Deliciously melding tropical/banana hints and toasted almonds. $20 B+ NV Ciodet ‘Labano’ Brut Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore (Veneto): Apples, flowers, and the…
