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What We Drank: V-Day 2024 | Mark As Read |
The post What We Drank: V-Day 2024 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. When you've got a toddler, date nights don't come easy. Come to think of it,m when you've got a toddler, most things don't come easy. Not that we don't love the irrepressible little tyke, but some alone adult time helps recharge the parenting batteries, right? Last month for Valentin...
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for March 11, 2024 | Mark As Read |
The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for March 11, 2024 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a mini-review format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mos...
A Carmnre Reckoning: Revisiting Chiles Rowdy, Oft-Reviled Red | Mark As Read |
The post A Carmnre Reckoning: Revisiting Chile's Rowdy, Oft-Reviled Red appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. "Love child, love child, never quite as goodAfraid, ashamed, misunderstood" – The Supremes Carmnre gets a bad rap. Particularly in my house, since my girlfriend despises pyrazine notes in her reds. For that alone, Chilean red wines are pract...
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for March 4, 2024 | Mark As Read |
The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for March 4, 2024 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. NV Albert Bichot Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Reserve (Burgundy): Earth-y, biscuit-y, and pleasingly apple fruit-y. $27 B+ 2017 Chateau Simone Palette Blanc (Provence): Bruised yellow apples, honey, and golden richness to challenge the intellect. $70 A- 2021 Domaine ...
Postcard From Sannio, Part 3: And All the Rest | Mark As Read |
The post Postcard From Sannio, Part 3: …And All the Rest appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. This is the third (and final) entry in my three-part wrap-up of recent media jaunt to Sannio in southern Italy (check out Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven't already). Today, we'll put a bow on things from this little slice of Campania but focusing on anythin...
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for February 26, 2024 | Mark As Read |
The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for February 26, 2024 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. 2022 Masciarelli Villa Gemma Bianco Colline Teatine (Abruzzo): Yellow apple, ripe citrus, minerals, this is a banger of a bargain in this vintage. $25 A- 2022 Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo Rose (Abruzzo): Strawberry to spare. A tas...
Postcard From Sannio, Part 2: Aglianico del Taburno | Mark As Read |
The post Postcard From Sannio, Part 2: Aglianico del Taburno appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. This is part two of a three-part series covering my media jaunt last year to Sannio, in Italy's southern region of Campania. For part one, we focused on the region's signature white (Falanghina). Today, we're going to highlight Sannio's signature red, Aglian...
What We Drank When Gianna Came Home (1998 Gosset Celebris Extra Brut) | Mark As Read |
As most of you who follow this blog already know, the 1WD family recently had a +1 when my second daughter Gianna was born at the end of September. We're smitten, of course… and getting accustomed to functioning on less sleep than we though possible for carbon-based life forms… but smitten, nonetheless. I still consider...Upscale your p...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for November 8, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2019 Pasqua ‘Romeo & Juliet' Passione e Sentimento Bianco (Veneto): Additional vibrancy and tastiness levels are getting unlocked in this spirited game $16 B+ 2014 Baron de Ley Gran Reserva (Rioja): Where ‘woodsy' and ‘lip-smackingly tasty' collide. $28 B+ 2017 Baron de Ley Finca Monasterio (Rioja): Complex, spicy, floral̷...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for November 1, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Le Grand Courtage Grande Cuvee Blanc de Blancs Brut (France): Fragrant, floral, fruity and greater than the sum of its parts. $25 B+ NV Lucien Albrecht Rose Brut (Cremant d'Alsace): That's brisk, baby. And tangy. Ohhhhhhh so tangy. $23 B+ 2017 Karl Haidle Bunter Mergel Lemberger Trocken (Wurttemberg): Here we perk up 'round the...Upscale your pa...
You Bet Your Glass (Talking Stemware with #MyFitnessRx) | Mark As Read |
Ok folks… yes, I am still on 1WD extended paternity leave, but managed to get the new kiddo to nap juuuuust long enough to be able to tell you that I've got another appearance on MyFitnessRx, slated for viewing in the extended Philadelphia area at 1pm ET today, Tuesday, October 26th. If you're in the...Upscale your palate! My new books are no...
To Your Health, Probably (Talking Wine Tannin with #MyFitnessRx) | Mark As Read |
I'm still on "1WineDude paternity leave," and so far too tired to craft feature-length material with a newborn in the house, but wanted to give you all a (very) quick update and let you know that I'll be appearing in the next episode of #MyFitnessRxairing today (Tuesday, October 19th) in the extended Philadelphia region. In...Upscale your palate! M...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for October 18, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace Brut (Alsace): Dried pineapple, honeysuckle, and a sense that all is right in the world. $23 B+ 2014 Lodi Native Macchia Wines Maley's Lucas Road Vineyard Zinfandel (Lodi): The Natives are calm, and showing lovely balance of power and restraint. $NA A- 2018 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot (Napa Valley): At $25,...Upsca...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for October 11, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2017 Rodrigo Mendez ‘Cies' (Rias Baixas): A sophisticated, peachy, and nectarine-filled zinger $37 A- 2016 Pasqua ‘Famiglia Pasqua' Amarone della Valpolicella (Veneto): Sporting the kind of vibrancy that's going to make the style a fan favorite… again… $45 A- 2015 Podere Sapaio ‘Sapaio' (Bolgheri): Well… *THAT* w...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for September 20, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2019 Vietto Nas-Ctta (Langhe): Laser-focused citrus action with a mineral crystal power source. $NA B+ 2020 Marengo Mauro Nas-Ctta (Langhe): A gorgeous, vivacious, palate-refreshing adventure starring apples, herbs, pears, with additional talented tree fruits in supporting roles. $NA A- 2019 Cantine San Silvestro Nas-Ctta (Langhe): Apricots and blo...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 53: Overachievers-R-Us (Domaine Bousquet Recent Releases 2021) | Mark As Read |
[ Editor's Note: Listen up, friends of 1WD! With Baby Gianna due pretty much any day now, it could be a few weeks before this humble little corner of the Global Interwebs gets an update from me. I will be back in fighting form (if a bit – ok, more than a bit – sleep-deprived)...Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Ro...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for September 13, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2019 Cascina Gavetta Nas-Ctta del Comune di Novello (Langhe): Lovely Riesling-like blossom action that's fresh, as, well, as daisy! $NA A- 2019 La Pergola Nas-Ctta del Comune di Novello (Langhe): You can go ahead and drop those minerals off *right here* in my mouth. $NA B+ 2019 Passone Massimiliano Nas-Ctta del Comune di Novello (Langhe):...Upscale...
Midnight Train to Awesome (Georgian Wine Is Ready for Prime Time) | Mark As Read |
Well, folks, I'm just going to come right out and say it now: Georgian wine is ready for prime time. No, not wine from the U.S. state of Georgia (though that state has had some standout wines for many years now, so don't overlook it). No, I mean Georgia the country. The home of the...Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridg...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 52: Pinots Crossing (Dutcher Crossing Single Vineyard Recent Releases) | Mark As Read |
So… the global [pandemic has now gone on so long that not only have we crossed the threshold of 50 virtual samples tastings, but we're circling back and revisiting producers that have already held such events… In this case, that's actually a positive development, as I got a chance to revisit the single vineyard wines...Upscale your pala...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for August 30, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Earl Stevens Prosecco (Veneto): You cleaner than a bar of Dove soap? Yup! $15 B 2020 Day Owl Rose (California): Like a glass full of lip-smacking watermelon candy. $15 B- 2020 Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Blanc (Arroyo Seco): Honeyed, unctuous, delicious, and very highly recommended. $15 B+ 2017 Two Angels Petite Sirah (High...Upscale your pala...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 51: Figuratively Pint-Sized (Launch of Le Grand Verre Wines) | Mark As Read |
Maybe it's because I'm expecting my second kid and have a temporarily renewed affinity for all things small and cute, but I found the idea of Le Grand Verre's figuratively pint-sized (they're actually 6.3oz) packaging intriguing enough to accept their live virtual tasting/samples invitation. I mean, the sort of test-tube-esque bottles are kind of c...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for August 23, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2015 Condado de Haza Crianza (Ribera del Duero): Dark and dangerously drinkable mixture of earth, tobacco, and spicy, savory plumminess. $24 B+ 2019 Imagery Estate Winery Chardonnay (California): Friendly, smooth, and evoking California sunshine pretty much all the way. $17 B 2019 Benziger Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma County): Juicy cur...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 50: Opposites, Attractive (Comparing/Contrasting Portugals Douro and Vinho Verde) | Mark As Read |
Holy. Crap! It's actually been fifty… FIFTY!… of these not-in-person Zoom tastings since the global pandemic started? I'm getting twitchy for lack of travel, but my samples coffers remain more than full enough to supply with me with enough alcohol to dull the pain. For this 50th incarnation of SiP (Sort-of-Shelter-in-Place) sipping, we ...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for August 16, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2019 Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco (Alentejo): Heady and intoxicating… in both senses of the latter word. $25 A- 2017 G Wine Kisi Amber Wine (Kakheti): An acquired taste, perhaps, but once this fiercely authentic and structured taste is acquired it won't soon be forgotten. $30 A- NV W & J Graham's 20 Year...Upscale your palate! M...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 49: The Most Expensive Viticulture in the World (Legendary Douro Releases from Symington) | Mark As Read |
"We probably have the most expensive viticulture in the world." So claimed Charles Symington, CEO of 5th generation Port and Douro powerhouse Symington Family Estates, during a recent ZOOM live tasting in which he was joined by fellow family member and Head Winemaker Charles Symington. And he has a pointand he has perspective, with Symington...Upsc...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for August 9, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2018 Alois Lageder ‘Porer' Pinot Grigio (Alto Adige): Yet another Exhibit in the evidence locker for N. Italy being the true spiritual home of this grape. $26 B+ 2017 Peter Zemmer Rollhutt Pinot Noir (Alto Adige): Roundness and spice that delight; warning: this one is almost *too* light on its feet. $17 B 2020 Les...Upscale your palate! My ne...
Kicking Glass (Gabriel Glas Product Review) | Mark As Read |
Long-time 1WD readers know me as someone who has an inordinate fondness for wine tumblersI use them more often than stemmed wine glasses, and review the majority of my wine samples while employing the flat-bottomed little wonders. Tumblers have received short-shrift in the wine community, with many leveling the oft-overstated criticism that they en...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for August 2, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2020 Chateau Beaulieu Cuvee Alexandre Rose (Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence): Pretty pretty, and pretty much a pure delight to imbibe. $19 B+ 2019 Planeta ‘Cometa' Fiano Menfi (Sicily): A finely crafted shooting star display of tropical, herbal, and exotic jolts of energy. $42 A- 2020 Pasqua '11 Minutes' Odi et Amo Rose (Veneto): Watermelon, cherry...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 48: Heavy Metal Memories (Caprio Cellars Flagship Red) | Mark As Read |
You wouldn't know it by looking at his relatively clean-cut appearance now, but Caprio Cellars winemaker and owner Dennis Murphy used to be in a heavy metal garage band. In fact, I give him mad props for instantly and authoritatively identifying who Eddie was during our recent Zoom tasting (as in tasting over Zoom, not...Upscale your palate! My new...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for July 26, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Exigeante Brut (France): France's [late] response to Prosecco. Kudos for adding reserve wine for the yeastiness. $22 B 2019 Mack & Schuhle ‘Art of Earth' Organic Red (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo): Delightful stuff, and even kind of grippy; Neighborhood BBQ, here we come! $12 B 2016 Reva Dolcetto d'Alba (Piedmont): Tangy, gritty, earthy, an...
PSA: It Burns When I Feed (You Might Need to Resubscribe to 1WD!) | Mark As Read |
Just a very quick PSA – and apologies in advance to those of you to whom this does NOT pertain: There are still quite a few of you out there who are subscribed to 1WD via Feedburner, a once-awesome platform for managing blog updates via several channels, including email. For those of you signed up...Upscale your palate! My new books are now a...
Wine Tasters Guide 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway (Signed Copies Up for Grabs)! | Mark As Read |
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!??? It's officially been an entire year since the release of my first two "official" published-author-type books with Rockridge Press: Wine Tasters Journal and Wine Tasters Guide: Drink and Learn with 30 Wine Tastings. And what a year it's been… no real travel, LOTS (and lots… and lots…) of virtual wine sampl...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for July 19, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Mionetto Prestige Collecion Organic Extra Dry Prosecco (Veneto): An affable, affordably elegant way to toast an epic Euro Cup win. $14 B 2019 Scacciadiavoli Trebbiano Spoletino Spoleto (Umbria): Overachieving its asking price with saline-washed notions of citrus pith, pink grapefruit, white flowers, and herbs. $28 A- 2018 Masseria Li Veli Passam...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 47: Volcanizing (Donnafugata Mt. Etna Recent Releases) | Mark As Read |
At this point, it might feel as though I've written too often about the irrepressible Sicilian producer Donnafugata. Seriously, just check the archives… it's getting a bit ridiculous… Not that they don't deserve it, mind you. After all, they've hosted me a handful of times both in Marsala and Pantelleria, and without a doubt are...Upsca...
Blue Jersey (Talking NJ Lemberger for NVWA) | Mark As Read |
We're interrupting the usual Monday mini-review roundup this week to instead point you to a different location for an altogether different set of wine reviews: my latest article for Napa Valley Wine Academy's Pouring Points blog is now available, and it highlights both an unsung red grape variety and an unsung wine-growing region. Specifically, we....
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 46: Sea, Sun, and Sean Connery Lookalikes (Argentiera Bolgheri Recent Releases) | Mark As Read |
This edition of sipping while we SiP (shelter-in-place) due to the Covid pandemic has us enjoying highly-regarded and highly-priced selections from Bolgheri's Argentiera. While named after the silver mines that once dotted their home turf in Maremma, this Tuscan producer is pretty much all gold-standard, with 95+ point scores from the conventional ...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for July 5, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2018 Calvet Cremant de Bordeaux Brut Ros (Bordeaux): Fruity, fine and refreshing and… all Cab Franc? Oh my! $18 B NV Markus Molitor ‘Molitor' Riesling Sekt Brut (Mosel): Delightful performance of quince, apple and apricot that will class up poolside sipping. $19 B+ 2018 Elena Walch Castel Ringberg Pinot Grigio (Alto Adige): Elegance and...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 44: Bread-and-Butter (Chalk Hill Chardonnay Exploration) | Mark As Read |
Like this author, Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards was born in 1972, predating the official indoctrination of the Chalk Hill AVA. And thus forevermore Chalk Hill wines will slightly confuse would-be wine buyers who, upon picking up a bottle, wonder why the name Chalk Hill is listed twice on the label. You know, the way that...Upscale your palate! My new...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for June 28, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Mionetto Prosecco di Treviso Brut Prestige Collection (Veneto): Zesty, tangy citrus and just-ripe tropical fruits in an over-achieving bargain package. $15 B+ NV Sekthaus Raumland Cuvee Marie-Luise Brut (Rheinhessen): This house has the winning hand, and it tastes like a like a gorgeous lemon and red berry biscuit. $46 A- 2018 Weingut Schfer Pin...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 43: Feedin Time (Dining In with Napa Valleys Black Stallion) | Mark As Read |
One thing that the Covid pandemic has done to us wine media types is essentially shut down the whole "visit a producer in person and break bread over wine and dinner" thing that the wine business loves to do. That's especially true of the Napa Valley wine business. And they must be jonesin' for media...Upscale your palate! My new books are now avai...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for June 21, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2016 Quinta do Crasto Vinhas Velhas – Old Vines Reserva (Douro): A spicy, sultry delight that is totally comfortable showing off its wild side. $42 A- 2018 Carmim ‘Monsaraz' Reserva (Alentejo): Big & deep, but also tart & focused; dusty tannin lovers, rejoice! $30 A- 2020 Domaine Bousquet Gaia Pinot Noir Ros (Tupungato): Heft an...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 43: Run to the Hills (a Collio Deep Dive) | Mark As Read |
When you're talking about Italy's Collio region, you're talking about hills. And I mean, meta-levels of hills. That point was emphasized more than a few (dozen) times during my recent Zoom+samples tasting organized by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Collio, during which wine writer Matteo Bellotto gave us the lay of the land (more or less...Upscale your ...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for June 14, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Cave de Die Jaillance Cuvee Imperiale Tradition (Clairette de Die): A spirited game of tropical fruits, blossoms, and sweet citrus kisses. $17 B NV Marsuret San Boldo Brut (Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore): Refreshing, delicious, and cutting to the chase with irresistible fruitiness. $18 B 2018 Sensi ‘VegantE' Biologico (Chianti Superiore...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 42: Fighting the Viticulture of Death (Avignonesi Recent Releases) | Mark As Read |
Virginie Saverys is fighting against what she calls the "viticulture of death." Born in Ghent, Belgium, Saverys graduated in law from the University of Paris, and moved to Tuscany in 2007. After taking the helm at Avignonesi two years later, she was, as she told me during a recent Zoom tasting of her wines, "a...Upscale your palate! My new books ar...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for June 7, 2021 | Mark As Read |
2013 Keush Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (Vayots Dzor): Buttery biscuit rich; crispy apple fresh. $31 A- 2019 Franz Gojer Glogglhof ‘Kerner Karneid' (Alto Adige): So flinty and delightful that you'll drink enough to *really* not be able to pronounce it. $30 A- 2016 Perinet ‘1194' (Priorat): Exactly the kind of red that we want...Upscale yo...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 41: A Little S&M (Sella & Mosca Sardinia Recent Releases) | Mark As Read |
Recently, I was invited to taste some S&M samples via Zoom. Ok, your randy peoples, we're talking about a very particular, vinous S&M here – specifically, Sardinia's Sella & Mosca. The one Founded in 1899 by two Piedmont businessmen, Erminio Sella and Edgardo Mosca, who after the Phylloxera epidemic ambitiously wanted to reclaim v...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for May 31, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Juve Y Camps Rose Brut Pinot Noir (Cava): Dark AF for bubbly rose! Tart red cherry action for daaaaayyyzzzzzz. $19 B+ 2020 CVNE ‘Monopole' Blanco Seco (Rioja): There's basically nothing about this that isn't perfect for the Summer. $15 B+ NV Pizzolato Organic Prosecco Spumante Brut (Veneto): Fruity and fun, with emphasis on both...Upscale ...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 40: The Pinot Clone Wars (Domaine Carneros Recent Releases) | Mark As Read |
Wait a minute… holy crap, have we really hit 40 virtual tasting features since the start of Covid SiP sipping?!? FORTY?!?? My eyesight has taken a serious hit, and I am blaming staring at the computer screens for Zoom samples tastings during this somewhat unprecedented time of non-travel for us media types (and not yet...Upscale your palate! ...
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for May 24, 2021 | Mark As Read |
NV Corvezzo Organic & Vegan Prosecco Rose Extra Dry (Veneto): Helllooooo red berries. And elegance. And fun! $13 B+ 2016 Vite Colte ‘Essenze' del Commune di Barolo (Barolo): Understated, in just about the classiest of ways. $35 A- 2020 Troon Vineyard Kubli Bench Amber (Applegate Valley): You'll want to deduct points for some lack of...Ups...
Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 39: Family Matters (Sokol Blosser 50th Anniversary Tasting) | Mark As Read |
Thanksgiving dinner at the Sokol Blosser household must be LIT. That's the sense that I got, anyway, when I attended the virtual live tasting of wines celebrating their golden anniversary as a family run wine outfit. Leading us through the event were founders Susan Sokol Blosser and Bill Blosser and their second generation, Alison Sokol...Upscale y...
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