2017 Decoy Merlot (Sonoma County): Spicy, toasty, and fairly quick to be forgotten. $18 B 2016 Dry Creek Vineyard Meritage (Sonoma County): The old codger likes his wood, but otherwise he provides delightful conversation. $30 B+ 2018 Dutton-Goldfield Green Valley Gewürztraminer (Russian River Valley): For those times when you just cannot get enough roses in…
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Shidoobee, Scattered, Scattered (Scattered Peaks Recent Releases)
Hey, remember when we used to go out and stuff? Man, that was awesome. I used to do that. Way, way, waaaaaaaay back in March. Like that time that I caught up with Robert Larson and Joel Aiken at Philly’s Parc to taste through Joel’s new winemaking project, Scattered Peaks. Back when we could travel,…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For April 6, 2020
2011 Weingut Pfeffingen Ungsteiner Herrenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs (Pfalz): Flint, flowers, flair, and fabulousness. $65 A- 2017 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Trocken, Mosel): Do you like limes? How about now?? Do ya like ’em NOW?!?? $26 B+ 2016 Ritual Pinot Noir (Casablanca Valley): Earthy, brambly, deep… and very much still alive & kicking. $21…
Wine in the Time of Coronavirus (What We Drank on My Sequestered Birthday)
Well, folks… sh*t is definitely real right now. Unusually for this extrovert, I had to celebrate my birthday in self-imposed sequestered fashion, a precaution taken to help practice social distancing and hopefully do a small part in flattening the curve of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Thankfully, due to the ever-expanding wine sample pool (yes, I’m…