“We try to respect as much as we can each grape.” R-E-S-P-E-C-T seems to be the name of the game for Italy’s Casa Paldin. At least, that’s the sense I got after (virtually) meeting and tasting with Casa Paldin’s Francesca Paladin recently. Casa Paldin was founded in the Veneto in 1962 by her grandfather Valentino,…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for May 10, 2021
NV Corvezzo Organic & Vegan Prosecco Extra Dry (Veneto): A piquant, lively, pure & overachieving little number, indeed. $13 B+ 2016 Domaine Dirler-Cade Riesling Belzbrunnen (Alsace): Pure power, ripe pear, and rippin’ citrus peel FTW! $27 B+ 2019 Siduri Chardonnay (Willamette Valley): A bit on the richer side for WV, but wows with complexity and…
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 37: Wild, Wild West-ish (Saracina Mendocino Recent Releases)
Winemaker Alex MacGregor has been with Mendocino’s Saracina since it started up, back when Dave Ramey was consulting with them. And to hear him tell it (from a media samples live Zoom tasting I attended with him and current Saracina owner Marc Taub), he’s not planning on leaving their 250 acre ranch anytime soon. Or,…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for May 3, 2021
2017 Juve y Camps Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava (Catalonia): An afordable way to add some elegant texture to Tuesday night drinking. $17 B+ 2016 Perinet Merit (Priorat): A lot of size, depth, and boldness for not a lot of change. $29 B+ 2018 Castellare di Castellina Chianti Classico (Tuscany): Rich,…