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, Franken, Germany
Tasting Note: Wooded notes pair well with and complement the black-fruit character of this spätburgunder.[Read more]
Landlust, Dornfelder & Spätburgunder 2019, Pflaz, Germany
Tasting Note: An uncomplicated dornfelder-spätburgunder blend that tastes like fruit punch.[Read more]
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, 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]
Alde Gott Winzer, Spätburgunder Rotwein, Baden, Germany
Tasting Note: Spätburgunder done in the easy, accessible, everyday style that characterizes much of German pinot noir.[Read more]
Cà Rozzeria, Tre Comuni Barolo 2012, Piedmont, Italy
Tasting Note: An aged Barolo that still remains lively and bursting with reserved red fruit, but please decant or give it 2 hours of air before enjoying so you drink it at its best.[Read more]
Albert Levasseur, Rue du Sorbier Brut Nature Champagne, France
Tasting Note: A brut nature Champagne with a medium-intensity, yeasty nature and a great sparkling-wine structure that would shine as an aperitif or paired with a meal.[Read more]
Domaine de la Jobeline, En Prévisy Mâcon-Verzé 2016, Burgundy, France
Tasting Note: A straightforward white Burgundy with some mild yeasty notes.[Read more]
Hector Wine Company, Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Seneca Lake, New York
Tasting Note: A riper-styled sauvignon blanc that is both reserved and lively in its reservedness (like Megan Markle at a British dinner party).[Read more]
