Do this orientation for Gallo, after my first day in the tasting room in St. Helena the day […]
Mock Somm
Ridge Winery, 2000, California, Montebello Fading a bit, but no slip of color or engagement. Diminished grip, slightly, […]
quick sips 2012 – Balletto Vineyards & Winery – Sexton Hill – Chardonnay – Russian River Valley More […]
Occidental Respite On a day off, I wanted to taste. And I knew where I was headed. I […]
Tasty Pedagogy Stuhlmuller Vineyards – 2014 Estate Chardonnay – Alexander Valley A jazzy Chardonnay algorithm from a producer […]
Instead repeating descriptors that someone somewhere has already said or written, I talk about the wine’s personality. Its […]
Terrestrial narrative with more woo and sway than I’m used to from such a young Burgundy. More jazz […]
Courte Pause It’s healthy to break from wine, as you might conceptualize. To just take a break, collect […]
Just Wanted Wine So much when you write about wine, or concede you’re drinking it, you have to […]
Animated, brilliant, a subtext of a dominantly pervasive message of Burgundian woo. Surprisingly dark, convincing but still gentle, […]