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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For December 14, 2020
NV Giusti Brut Asolo Extra Brut Prosecco Superiore (Veneto): Just about equal parts elegant and affable. $NA B+ 2012 Villa Trasqua Nerento Chianti Classico Gran Selezione (Tuscany): One lively, concentrated, focused step over & above Chianti’s Riserva. $40 A- 2018…
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Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 17 (Even MORE Zinfandel!)
It seems that people like to go big when it comes to their COVID SiP drinking these days. At least, that’s what I’m guessing the Lodi folks were hoping when they invited me to sample a handful of single vineyard…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For December 7, 2020
2018 Herdade do Rocim ‘Mariana’ Rosado (Alentejo): Floral, plummy, pretty, and not begging for too much attention. $13 B 2018 Herdade do Rocim Mariana Branco (Alentejo): Admirable amounts of mandarin, lift, and volume; heaping amounts of tastiness. $13 B 2018…
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Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 16 (German Sekt and… Yoga. Because Sure, Why Not?)
Ok, sure, what the hell. I’m not exactly sure what to think of what happened during the online media tasting from Wines of Germany that I attended a few weeks ago, as part of their German Wine from Home promotional…







