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Wine, Art, Compost, and Apprenticeship, Not Necessarily in That Order (Donum Estate 2022 Releases)
I’ve had only fleeting encounters with Carneros stalwart Donum’s excellent wines over the years. So when I was invited to taste with Donum‘s current winemaker Dan Fishman in the late summer (of 2024), I jumped at that chance [full disclosure: their current CFO is a…
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2 Legit 2 Quit (The Revitalization of Château Pédesclaux)
Ah, good old, dependable Château Pédesclaux. Well, for those in the know when it comes to Bordeaux, this Pauillac producer was dependable for decades… in that one could usually depend on it to under-perform. Established back in 1810 by the wine broker who gave it…
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1WineDude TV Episode 27: Tasting Nuance, Soldier! (Yet Another Wine Aerator Review)
In the latest video installment on 1WD TV, I channel my inner Colonel Hannibal Smith and taste a sample of Emblem’s 2006 Rutherford Cab in order to try out another sample: one of the latest wine aerators to hit the market, the cigar-shaped Nuance Wine…
