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]
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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]
Alde Gott Winzer Spätburgunder Rotwein – Easy & Accessible
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 – An Aged Barolo Remains Lively
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 – Yeasty & Delicious
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]
