Bordeaux - Ausone

This late in the COVID SIP game, the entire wine industry pretty much has the ZOOM tasting thing down pat. The flurry of tasting invites has been getting intense in the final stretch of 2020, so much so that I’ve been a) having to decline several competing tastings, b) totally losing track of what sample... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Copyright � 2020. Originally at Wine in the Time of Coronovirus, Part 15 (Tasting Legendary Zinfandel V...

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2017 Vidal-Fleury Ventoux (Rhone): Get down with your spicy, over-achieving self! $14 B+ 2017 Tenuta Sant’Antonio ‘Monti Garbi’ Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso (Veneto): Equal parts rich and tangy; bring on the bolognese! $24 B+ 2019 Weingut St. Urbans-Hof Nik Weis Selection ‘Urban Riesling’ (Mosel): A delicious “Welcome!” sign to the Mosel. Will play very nicely during... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Co...

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A quick update to talk about some things on the book front! Firstly, an enormous THANK YOU to all of you who have supported, purchased, and reviewed my new books. You people RAWK IT. Currently, both titles have 4.8-star reviews on Amazon. Mad love, respect, and props to all of you for making that happen!!... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Copyright � 2020. Originally at Book Update and Talking Wine Tasting at My Fitness RX! from 1WineDude.com ...

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2017 Gustave Lorentz Riesling Reserve (Alsace): Limes, flint, and an ability to bench press 220lbs using only acidity. $24 B+ 2018 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris (Alsace): Combining the tropical with deadly seriousness, kind of like a James Bond scene. $25 B+ 2018 A. Christmann Riesling Trocken (Pfalz): Spiking your afternoon with quince & lemon zest.... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Copyright � 2020. Originally at Wine Reviews: Weekly M...

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Well… in what is amounting to, put charitably, quite a year now contains one of the most well-THAT-was-quite-a-week moments arguably in U.S (world) history. In case you haven’t heard (presumably because you’ve been fortunate enough to have been stranded on a beautiful, remote island somewhere with an almost unlimited amount of Madeira stashed in caves... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Copyright � 2020. Originally at Wine in the...

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