Peeps! Here’s episode 6 of my Furmint adventures in Tokaj, in which I visit Sauska Winery, and give them grief over their green harvest practices. Ok, so I am sometimes not such a gracious guest. Oh, yeah – I also do a fan dance. Anyway… The wines are excellent, and the scenery typically gorgeous, so…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 9, 2015
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…
Twenty Years Maligned (Tasting 1995 Chateau de Sales)
I’ve been lax in my wine review coverage throughout the start of 2015 here on 1WD. This is not due to a lack of material (I have late 2014 visits to Red Car and Amici in the coverage pipeline, as well as a tasting of a couple of magnums around the Winter holidays, so the…
Furmint Adventures Episode 5: Erzsébet Cellars
In this episode of my Tokaj jaunt, I visit Erzsébet Cellars, where, as you’ll soon see, the concept of family cannot be easily escaped. Good thing they all get along… Hajni Prácser, their Estate Manager who’s interviewed in the video, had this to say about the recent push behind dry Furmint: “This focus on single vineyard…