Domaine Des Bateliers, Cahors 2009, France
Tasting Note: Classic, inky Cahors that is unlike new-world malbec to which you are accustomed.[Read more]
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Pascal et Alain Lorieux Agnès Sorel St. Nicolas de Bourgueil 2018 – A Cabernet Franc You Can Chew On
Pascal et Alain Lorieux, Agnès Sorel St. Nicolas de Bourgueil 2018, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A cabernet franc you can chew on, this St. Nicolas de Bourgueil presents Loire-classic green notes in a full-throttle style.[Read more]
Nik Weis St. Urbans-Hof Wiltinger Kabinett Riesling 2018 – Tropical, Stonefruit Flavors Merge in Your Glass
Nik Weis St. Urbans-Hof, Wiltinger Kabinett Riesling 2018, Mosel, Germany
Tasting Note: A Mosel riesling with tropical-and-stonefruit flavors that merge together seamlessly within your glass.[Read more]
Nik Weis Urban Riesling 2019 – A Go-To Mosel Riesling
Nik Weis, Urban Riesling 2019, Mosel, Germany
Tasting Note: A riesling with all the characteristic notes one expects from the Mosel but done in a restrained, reserved, accessible style.[Read more]
Letrari Talento Brut Riserva 2014 – A Substantial Trento DOC Sparkling Wine for a Substantial Evening
Letrari, Talento Brut Riserva 2014, Trento DOC, Italy
Tasting Note: It’s time to start looking for Trento DOC sparkling wine from Italy, the first traditional method DOC in Italy that is producing sparkling wine from grapes grown on the steep hills of the Dolomites.[Read more]
What It’s Like to Travel & Fly Internationally from the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic: My Experience as a Wine Lover Traveling to Germany
What It’s Like to Travel & Fly Internationally from the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic: My Experience as a Wine Lover Traveling to Germany
I haven’t traveled an hour radius from my home in seven months since the start of the pandemic in March, but last month I spent a week in Germany.[Read more]
Frankenseele Spätburgunder 2018 – Wooded Notes Complement Black Fruit
Frankenseele, Spätburgunder 2018, Franken, Germany
Tasting Note: Wooded notes pair well with and complement the black-fruit character of this spätburgunder.[Read more]
Landlust Dornfelder & Spätburgunder 2019 – Tastes Like Fruit Punch
Landlust, Dornfelder & Spätburgunder 2019, Pflaz, Germany
Tasting Note: An uncomplicated dornfelder-spätburgunder blend that tastes like fruit punch.[Read more]
Dona Paterna Alvarinho 2018 – Delivers on Alvarinho Grape’s Promise
Dona Paterna, Alvarinho 2018, Monção e Melgaço, Vinho Verde, Portugal
Tasting Note: The Alvarinho you order at a street-side restaurant in Lisbon and get exactly what Alvarinho promises to deliver.[Read more]
Casa Ermelinda Freitas Reserva Touriga Nacional 2017 – A Solid Middle-of-the-Pack Version of the Grape
Casa Ermelinda Freitas, Reserva Touriga Nacional 2017, Vinho Regional Peninsula de Setúbal, Portugal
Tasting Note: When you see Touriga Nacional by itself or as the dominant grape in a blend, try it.[Read more]
