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crowd pleaser wines, elegant wines, kick-ass wines, on the road, overachiever wines, sexy wines, wine reviewSouthern Rhône’s Troubled Middle Child (Welcome To Lirac)
Lirac has a bit of a troubled middle child syndrome on its hands. Being a middle child myself, I can relate. Look at it this way: if I asked you to tell me about some killer Southern Rhône reds (which…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For April 29, 2019
2016 Poderi dal Nespoli Prugneto Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore (Emilia-Romagna): For when you need your red to stay spicy & juicy down to the last drop. $17 B+ 2016 Fattoria Nicolucci ‘Tre Rocche’ Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore (Emilia-Romagna): Apparently the…
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It’s Spring, So Drink Some F*cking Tavel
It’s Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, which for wine writers means one thing: an inundation of Rosé samples and PR pitches. So I am here to remind you about the Southern Rhône’s answer to Rosé Spring Fever: Tavel. You remember…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For April 22, 2019
2016 Dry Creek Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel (Sonoma County): Bold, fresh, and kicking the dust off of its trusty leather boots. $33 A- 2016 Day Grist Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley): The supple, sexy sides of showing off one’s power.…
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