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Daily Archives: October 27, 2024

Pinot Grigio’s Delicious Defense

I just read a colleague’s rant on Facebook about Pinot Grigio (Gris). No names are named, just a whole lot explained, due to the following comments on Facebook (below here) about Pinot Grigio (Gris). They deserve an answer, because clarifying helps to make sense of it for everyone, especially when they “don’t get it.” Still, […] The post Pinot Grigio’s …

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Wine investment: Top Champagnes in demand

Opus One rounds up autumn campaign Opus One and Masseto were among the famous names launching their new vintages via La Place de Bordeaux in September. Opus One 2021 was released at €250 a bottle on an ex-Bordeaux négociant basis and offered by international merchants at £3,000 (12x75cl in bond), said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. No Opus …

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Damilano Barbera d’Asti Zero Sette 2022 $21 (91 points)

Lush and saturated, offering black cherry, blackberry and plum fruit. Hints of graphite and sweet spices lend detail as this glides to the long, fruit- and spice-filled aftertaste. Drink now through 2028. 5,800 cases made, 3,000 cases imported. Source : beeb7d338ee81550b09378149dffbc99

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Woiknorze

tucsontec has added a photo to the pool: Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/tucsontec/44679087065/in/pool-52609756@N00

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Vinography Unboxed: Week of 10/20/24

Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. This week included a couple more wines from the Napa-goes-to-Finger-Lakes project called Trestle Thirty-One, by …

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