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Me, and the Ladies (Maculan Recent Releases)
I’m preparing to jump into some extended coverage of California’s Livermore Valley (with which I have a fairly long history at this point), but before that goes down, I though that I’d drop a quick post about tasting some recent samples (via Zoom) with Veneto producer Maculan. You know, because…
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Calling BS on the Attack on Wine (at Cristaldi & Co)
A quick update today to highlight a piece that helped pen for the launch of Cristaldi & Co. (helmed by my brother-from-another-muthah Jonathan Cristaldi). You’ll be seeing a lot more about that in the coming months, as Jonathan and I work on content and tasting reports for under-served wine regions…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for March 31, 2025
2023 Perelada ‘The Collection’ Blanc (Empordà): Tropical fruit heft, herbal & citric lift, and an elegant texture woven throughout. $NA B+ 2020 Perelada ‘Gran Claustro’ Red (Empordà): A happy marriage of ripe red fruit and assertive spiciness. $NA A- 2021 Chivite ‘Coleccion 125’ Blanco Chardonnay (Navarra): Sea-kissed acacia flower, heaping…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for March 24, 2025
2022 Perelada ‘Stars’ ‘Touch of Rose’ Brut (Cava): A spicy, floral, red-berry and apples quartet playing an accessible and classy tune. $NA B+ 2022 Perelada ‘Stars’ Reserva Brut Nature (Cava): Cava fans will be seeing stars with this fruity, fresh, and floral sipper. $17 B+ 2023 Perelada ‘Nomes’ Garnatxa Blanca…
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