ARTICLES
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Kicking Glass (Gabriel Glas Product Review)
Long-time 1WD readers know me as someone who has an inordinate fondness for wine tumblers—I use them more often than stemmed wine glasses, and review the majority of my wine samples while employing the flat-bottomed little wonders. Tumblers have received…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for August 2, 2021
2020 Chateau Beaulieu Cuvee Alexandre Rose (Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence): Pretty pretty, and pretty much a pure delight to imbibe. $19 B+ 2019 Planeta ‘Cometa’ Fiano Menfi (Sicily): A finely crafted shooting star display of tropical, herbal, and exotic jolts of energy.…
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Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 48: Heavy Metal Memories (Caprio Cellars Flagship Red)
You wouldn’t know it by looking at his relatively clean-cut appearance now, but Caprio Cellars winemaker and owner Dennis Murphy used to be in a heavy metal garage band. In fact, I give him mad props for instantly and authoritatively…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for July 26, 2021
NV Exigeante Brut (France): France’s [late] response to Prosecco. Kudos for adding reserve wine for the yeastiness. $22 B 2019 Mack & Schuhle ‘Art of Earth’ Organic Red (Montepulciano d’Abruzzo): Delightful stuff, and even kind of grippy; Neighborhood BBQ, here…
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