A quick hit today to let you know that my friend, colleague, fellow wine competition judge, blogger, and author Jeff Siegel was kind enough to have me as a recent guest on his podcast over at winecurmudgeon.com. In our discussion, Jeff (who shares my postmodern view that the enjoyment of wine by the person drinking…
Month: July 2020
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For July 27, 2020
2016 Bouchard Pere & Fils Pouilly-Fuisse (Maconnais): Tangy? Check. Juicy? Check? Flinty? Check? Pricey? Only semi-check. $30 A- 2015 Weingut Steintal – Stadt Klingenberg Benedikt Baltes Grossheubach Alte Reben Spatburgunder Trocken (Franken): Deep, smoky, and almost as much of a mouth-full as its name. $36 2018 Alois Lageder Muller Thurgau Sudtirol – Alto Adige (Trentino-Alto…
Get Ready to Shove Some Wine Down Your Face! (Wine Taster’s Guide Official Release!)
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…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For July 20, 2020
NV Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava (Catalonia): Kind of like Ol’ Reliable at this point, isn’t it? $10 B- 2016 Tasca d’Almerita Tenuta Tascante ‘Ghiaia Nera’ Etna Rosso (Sicily): Floral, vibrant, & spicy – an Etna Trifecta. $18 B+ 2018 Utopia ‘Bliss’ Pinot Noir Blanc (Ribbon Ridge): An out of the ordinary pink that will…
