wine review
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Block & Tackle (Troon Vineyard Recent Releases)
You know that your brand is in trouble when, instead of talking about your forty-plus-year history in a nascent wine region, or your long hours of sun, 1300-foot vineyard elevation, diurnal temperature shifts of over fifty degrees Fahrenheit, or any of the other factors that…
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There’s A Red House Over Yonder (Masroig Montsant Recent Releases)
In the lower-ish (we’re still talking about 400-or-so meters of elevation) valley of Spain’s sunny Montsant region sits a small town (ok, village) of El Masroig. El Masroig is quaint enough to be named (in Catalan, of course) “red country house” (most likely from the…
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That Is One Big Pile Of… Enthusiasm (Vinyes Domènech Recent Releases)
If you visit Montsant’s Vinyes Domènech, located in the southern portion of the winemaking district that nearly encircles Spain’s famous Priorat area like a talon, be forewarned that owner Joan Ignasi Domènech is likely to talk sh*t. As in, literally speak about sh*t. Like, fertilizer.…
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You Say “Oyster,” I Say “Alsace” (Lucien Albrecht Recent Releases)
Not too long ago – ok, well, actually, several months ago, but I’m just getting back around to the topic now because I’ve been busy being all self-employed and day-drinking and what-not – I was invited to lunch with the dry-humored Jérôme Keller, Technical Director/Oenologist…
