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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for December 9, 2024
2015 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Roussanne Vieilles Vignes (Rhone): Totally stunning in its seemingly unstoppable quest for a bit of immortality. $140 A 2022 Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Tea leaf, rhubarb, wild raspberries, and a…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for December 2, 2024
2019 Ida Agnoletti ‘Seneca’ Montello Rosso (Colli Trevigiani): Funky, chunky, gamey, and grippy in all of the right ways. $NA A- NV Sandeman Founder’s Reserve Ruby Port (Portugal): Classic, rich and sultry (if not overly complex). $25 B 2013 Weingut…
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crowd pleaser wines, elegant wines, kick-ass wines, on the road, overachiever wines, sexy wines, wine reviewPeaks and… More Peaks (Highlights from VinoVIP Cortina 2024, Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of the highlights from my media jaunt to VinoVIP 2024, held in Italy’s rather dramatic (landscape-wise, anyway) locale of Cortina. For more background on the event, head over to Part 1. The main draw of VinoVIP…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for November 25, 2024
2020 Tenuta Meraviglia Rosso Bolgheri (Tuscany): Spicy, bright, fresh, and nearly freakin’ irresistible. $30 A- 2016 Tenuta di Arceno Arcanum (Toscana): Overtly mineral, elegantly floral, and harmoniously balanced. $125 A 2019 Masciarelli Marina Cvetic Cabernet Sauvignon (Colli Aprutini): More than…
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