In my experience, most people don’t know Jack about Prosecco, despite the fact that we drink metric tons of it (pre-Covid 2019 saw some of the best sales numbers ever for the stuff). Which, generally, is just fine; most Prosecco isn’t worth getting to know deeply. Not that it’s bad, mind you (thankfully, Prosecco seems…
Category: crowd pleaser wines
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 20: Cocktail Hour!
For many months since COVID-19 SiP rules and guidelines have prevented us wine industry folk from gathering live and in-person, we’ve been mixing it up by tasting samples simultaneously and meeting virtually via Zoom. In the case of the event that stars as the topic of today’s entry, however, we were literally mixing it up…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 19: Call of the Wild (Kenwood Vineyards Recent Releases)
Wine and art congruences (is that actually a noun?) tend to be mostly marketing hype more often than not. So it’s especially fun when one turns out to not only be legit, but also LIT. At least, that’s the impression I got during one of my more recent Zoom-enabled, Covid-era online media tastings. This particular…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 18 (Gran Selezione Chianti Deep Dive with Castello di Fonterutoli)
Usually, with these COVID-era virtual wine sample tastings, we end up with a good, small group of like-minded journalist types who imbibe and learn and ask questions about whatever vinous delicacies we have the luxury of being able to sip during a Zoom call. Occasionally, however, we end up with a good, large group of…