It’s with mixed emotions that I announce that today’s Wine In The Time of Coronavirus will be the last entry in the series. Given the state of the global pandemic, and the fact that folks like me are now being invited to travel the globe again in search of unsung vinous treasures to tell you…
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Wine In The Time of Coronavirus, Part 67: Here’s The Beef (Revisiting Uruguay Wines)
Longtime 1WD readers might remember Uruguay as the place where I met Pincho, a (technically wild) Capybara who was quite selective about who he did and did not let pet him (apparently, Capybara’s purr when they’re happy, by the way, which I can tell from first-hand experience that having an enormous rodent purr while you’re…
Wine In The Time of Coronavirus, Part 65: Stone Cold Crazy Good (Petra Recent Releases)
Tuscany is a lot like Napa Valley in that it seems filled with passion project wine endeavors; of which Petra (with whom I did one of those Zoom-y-Zoom-Zoom samples tastings recently) is one. In this case, the passion project is from Terra Moretti, who are known for their presence in Franciacorta with Bellavista, and who…
Wine In The Time of Coronavirus, Part 64: Biggie Smalls (Costa Arènte Recent Releases)
I often feel that 1WD is in danger of being perceived as an Italian-specific wine site, given the proliferation of Italian wine coverage on here over the last 24 or so months. While that’s certainly not the case, one thing has become very clear to me after two-plus years of a global pandemic: Italian wine…