2022 Giovanni ‘8000’ (Romagna Albana Secco): A crazy, figgy, golden delight from start to finish. $NA A-
2022 Merlotta ‘Fondatori GP’ Romagna Albana Secco): This is one fruity, floral MFer! Delightful, too. $NA B+…
Month: January 2024
F*ck AI (Thoughts On the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Wine)
In an as-yet unpublished OpEd style piece for Napa Valley Wine Academy tentatively titled “Is AI Coming For Your Wine Job?”, I discuss some possible futures in the wine world based on the impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI). But now, just after I penned that article, AI can successfully identify Bordelais terroir 100% of the…
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for January 22, 2024
2022 Branchini ‘Dutia’ (Albana di Romagna): Understated, mineral, lightly tropical, and more than lightly floral. $NA B+
2022 Tenuta del Gelso Braschi ‘Campo Mamante’ (Albana di Romagna Secco): Hard not to love this bold, structured, and looooooong take on Italy’s first DOCG white. $NA A-…
The Sangiovese-Plus Garden (Il Conte Villa Prandone Recent Releases)
“Everybody has Sangiovese in their garden, basically.” As Il Conte Villa Prandone co-owner Marina De Angelis and Sales Director Luigi D’Angelo put it during an online media tasting of the estate’s releases, their home turf in Italy’s Marche is a hotbed of Sangiovese awesomeness. Since the 1950s, the De Angelis family has managed the entire…