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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For January 14, 2019
2015 Ferraton Pere & Fils Saint-Joseph La Source (Rhone): Bacon, raspberries, pepper, and silk. And yeah, those work out just fine together. $32 B+ NV Besserat de Bellefon Cuvee des…
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The Deceptive Complexity of Moscato d’Asti
About ten minutes or so into Walter Speller‘s presentation on Moscato d’Asti, I realized that I was some kind of idiot. Speller’s masterclass was part of a presentation given to…
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Smoke Gets In Your… Sinuses (San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018 Results)
Late last year, I had the pleasure (once again) of pretending to be an all-growed-up wine pro judging alongside some very notable palates at the 38th annual San Francisco International…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For January 7, 2019
2016 Dutton Goldfield Docker Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Mendocino County): Like anthropomorphic blueberries, wearing silk capes. $68 A- 2016 Dutton-Goldfield ‘Deviate’ Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast): A bold, beautiful affair, with…