NV Andreola ‘Col Forno – Rive del Refrontolo’ (Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore): A lot of green apples and even higher amounts of elegant fun. $24 B+ 2014 Tenuta Carretta Cannubi Riserva (Barolo): A savory, red0fruited mouthful that will stay that way many, many moons from now. $190 A- 2012 Monte Zovo Amarone della Valpolicella (Veneto):…
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Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 13 (The Evolution of Modern Carménère with Terra Noble)
The evolutionary winemaking journey of what we might call modern Carménère red wines in Chile looks something like this: Treating it like Merlot because they actually thought it was Merlot -> Living with the fact that its tannins were just going to be green and harsh, tough nuggies -> Over-ripening the bejeezus out of the…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For November 2, 2020
2017 Pasqua ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Passione e Sentimento Rosso (Veneto): Where for art thou, dark cherries? Oh, ok, here you are. $18 B NV W & J Graham’s Six Grapes Special Edition River Quintas Port (Porto): Say, that’s a very good vintage Port impersonation that you’ve got going on there. $42 A- 2015 Bodega Colome…
Cold-Blooded Murder Cartoons, and One Glass to Rule Them All (Wine Products Roundup)
Here’s another in the occasional series of reviews of samples that I receive that cannot be safely imbibed. In this round, we’ve got a cartoon of full-on, cold-blooded murder, and maybe the last wine glass that you’ll need to be buy (until you break it, I mean, from overuse). Let’s start with the latter. The…