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Hard Work, Hard Rock, and Desperation: G.D. Vajra Recent Releases
For several years now, I have often wondered why the wines of Piedmont’s G.D. Vajra don’t rake in 98+ points like, all the time. Sometimes I think that the major critics just don’t “get” what these wines are all about.…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for June 24, 2024
2022 Merry Edwards Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Another consistently fine showing; sultry with black raspberry, currants, blackberries, and leather. $60 A- 2022 Merry Edwards ‘Georganne’ Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Niiiiiiice. Rhubarb, black raspberry, herbs, tea. Big but so…
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More Tannin, More Cows: Revisiting Uruguayan Tannat
At this point, 1WD readers are probably sick of me mentioning my previous trip to Uruguay and the obligatory capybara references, but I’m not at all sick of it… And so with a fairly recent online tasting of Uruguayan Tannat…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for June 17, 2024
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible…
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