Over the years since my last visit to Portugal’s Alentejo region in 2019, I’ve sparingly mentioned on these virtual pages the wines of Quinta da Fonte Souto, Symington’s first property outside of the Douro (acquired in 2017), a site that drew them in due to its high (by Alto Alentejo standards) elevation of 500 meters…
Category: wine review
2025 Can Suck Donkey Bong (Piper-Heidsieck Brut Rosé Champagne)
For many of us, the year 2025 felt as though it lasted approximately 296,380 days. With the holiday season upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the dawn of a new year fast approaching, today felt like an apt opportunity to bid a fond f*ck-you-get-the-hell-out-of-our-lives-already adieu to 2025, and celebrate. The natural choice in…
“A Matter of Responsibility” (a Pair of Josetta Saffirio Recent Releases)
“To make wine is a matter of responsibility.” Josetta Saffirio‘s 5th-generation vintner Sara Vezza has one of those life outlooks that might only be possible in places like Barolo. The kind of outlook that balance the contemporary and the historic; the kind that seemingly sprouts up directly from the ancient soils of the Castelletto, Ravera,…
A Room of One’s Own-Rooted (Nicolas-Jay’s 2022 Standout Pinot)
I don’t get an opportunity to highlight items from the sample pool here on these virtual pages as much as I would like these days (reason: toddler). But I am putting in ye ol’ college try to do so for this one. I might also be setting a personal record for the use of parenthesis…