Let’s travel back in time about six months or so, to when I almost lost my mind because I got to meet hard rock legend Iron F*CKING Maiden’s Bruce F*CKING Dickinson at the Wine Future 2023 conference, held in Coimbra, Portugal. Admittedly, that was indeed the biggest highlight of the WF 2023 conference for me;…
Category: sexy wines
Total Eclipse of the Heart of RRV (Merry Edwards Cuvée Eclipse 2017)
Did you know that there was a total solar eclipse back on April 8, 2024? You did?!??
Of course you did. I can tell by the explosion of poorly-photographed eclipse pics that took over my social media scrolling feeds on that date (and the day after that). Apparently, several (most?) of you didn’t know that your phone cameras, like your retinas, aren’t set up to handle properly photographing such an astral phenomenon. Or, you knew but didn’t care.
Anyway…
“Not Beholden to Anybody” (Exploring New Mexico’s Modern Wine Scene, Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of my coverage of the modern New Mexico wine scene, from a media tour I took of the southern NM wine producing last year (2023). If you haven’t done it yet, check out Part 1 to get up to speed! Amaro Winery If you have read Part 1, you likely got…
“Continuous Legal and Illegal Means” (Exploring New Mexico’s Modern Wine Scene, Part 1)
A quick warning: this will be a rather long feature post. Also, those with arachnophobia may want to proceed with caution. The rest of you lushes? Welcome to the wines of New Mexico. Longtime 1WD readers already know that I have a penchant for making time for media tours to wine destinations that are not…