When you visit Alentejo’s Cortes de Cima (as I did late in 2019 on a media jaunt), you realize that their geese are more than just “a loud alarm system” (as Winemaking Director Hamilton Reis put it). Those geese also eat vineyard pests, like slugs and snails. That’s not the only traditional thing that Cortes…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For June 8, 2020
2018 Herdade do Esporao Colheita Branco (Alentejo): IS it rude if I say that I *really* like their melons in this context? $15 B+ 2018 Herdade do Esporao ‘Esporao’ Reserva Branco (Alentejo): No way this much perfumed goodness should be expected under 30 clams… but there it is. $20 A- 2018 Herdade do Esporao Colheita…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part II (Alma de Cattleya & Lucia Recent Releases)
Gotta love the modern wine biz. Despite our penchant for socialization being tampered down by the (entirely reasonable) shelter-in-place orders (courtesy of our current global pandemic), we consistently manage to find a way to not have to always drink alone! Last week, I was part of a cast of online wine peep characters taking part…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For January 13, 2020
NV Quinta do Vallado 10 Year Old Tawny Port (Portugal): Freshly-baked caramel-coated pecan pie, anyone? $35 A- 2014 Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez Tinto Pesquera Crianza (Ribera del Duero): Showing much of its age, but also a good amount of it’s wisdom. $35 B+ NV Drusian Spumante Brut Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore (Veneto): A sprinkle of almond,…
