NV Ca’ di Prata Prosecco Rose Extra Dry (Veneto): A promising start, with nice bright red berry action that we all wish would hang out just a bit longer than it does. $17 B 2017 Ravines Wine Cellars ‘Maximilien’ (Finger Lakes): Deep red fruits that are lithe, vivacious, and intriguingly smoky. $26 B+ 2018 Youngberg…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 33: Rare Like a Steak (Earl Stevens Selections Recent Releases)
American rapper E-40, a.k.a. Earl Stevens, is a living quote machine. I could hardly keep up with his quips during a peripatetic (and yes, this is actually me saying that about someone else), entertainingly hilarious, and all-around eye-opening Zoom tasting of a handful of samples from his Earl Stevens Selections lineup. “I’m 53 years old,…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for April 5, 2021
NV Ca’ di Prata Brut (Prosecco): Melons, pears, apples, and bargains abound when this one’s around, apparently. $16 B+ NV Ca’ di Prata Extra Dry Prosecco Superiore (Valdobbiadene): Stone fruits and approachable elegance, just in time for Spring. $18 B+ 2017 Tenute Cisa Asinari Marchesi di Gresy Barbera d’Asti (Piedmont): A fruity, friendly, no-fuss choice…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 32: Roero Deep Dive
If Italy’s northwestern region of Piedmont is known for one thing, it’s being known for many things. So many wine regions overlap in Piedmont that it’s not uncommon for the skills being used to produce, say, Barolo also being employed to produce Barbera, Moscato, or – in today’s case – Roero. I recently hopped on…
