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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for May 20, 2024
2022 Aviana Verdejo (Spain): Bright, and bountiful with bold honeysuckle budding about. $20 B 2021 Badia di Morrona ‘Taneto’ (Toscana): Earth, licorice, black cherry, dried citrus peel, dried sage, lots of herbs spice in the mouth, bold palate feel… This…
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crowd pleaser wines, elegant wines, kick-ass wines, on the road, sexy wines, wine industry events, wine review
“The Magnificent 12” (Sampling Some of The Wine World’s Best at Wine Future 2023)
Welcome to part two of the 1WD coverage of the epic tastings held during the Wine Future 2023 conference in Coimbra, Portugal. For details on the event and guided tastings (and my reviews of some of the best of the…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for May 13, 2024
2020 Rio Grande Vineyards & Winery ‘El Santo’ Red (Mesilla Valley): A pleasing onslaught of tangy red cherries. $NA B 2023 Lescombes Family Vineyards ‘Heritage’ Pinot Noir (New Mexico): Baskets of ripe, fresh strawberries for the taking. $34 B+ 2019…
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crowd pleaser wines, elegant wines, kick-ass wines, on the road, sexy wines, wine industry events, wine review
Sampling Portugal’s Very Best (Icon & Premium Wines Tasting from Wine Future 2023)
Let’s travel back in time about six months or so, to when I almost lost my mind because I got to meet hard rock legend Iron F*CKING Maiden’s Bruce F*CKING Dickinson at the Wine Future 2023 conference, held in Coimbra,…







