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I need to make a note to myself to read all Tom postings. You drink such intriguing stuff! Yes, I did know about that project, talked about it with Sean when I visited Rhys in July. I definitely need to try some Etna-region wines and this is a big help for what to aim for. Entranced by your note on...

We tried last night (11/28/18) Some New Wines: 1. Aeris EtnaBianco Superiore Carricante (12.2%) I.Vigneri/Ragusa; Impt: RhysVnyd/LosGatos 2014 : Med.gold color; very strong mineral/chalky/perfumed talc/saline strong pear/ripe peach/bit floral/carnations slight raw turkey meat bit angel food cake/spi...

Great note, Tom! While ZH "house style" is off dry, that description sounds downright VT -- though I think ZH made no VT riesling in 02? Perhaps this bottling benefited from some grapes that would ordinarily have been VT? I love ZH and am typically especially impressed with its non-Grand Cru offeri...

Great note, Tom! While ZH "house style" is off dry, that description sounds downright VT -- though I think ZH made no VT riesling in 02? Perhaps this bottling benefited from some grapes that would ordinarily have been VT? I love ZH and am typically especially impressed with its non-Grand Cru offeri...

CJ Beazley wrote: ↑
December 3rd, 2018, 10:11 am
Tom, how do you pronounce Lagrein?

Well, Craig...I'm from Kansas...we don't speak very well or pronounce...we're all hicks.
But I've only heard it pronounced La-Grine...as in La-Crime.
Tom

Tim Heaton wrote: ↑
December 3rd, 2018, 10:22 am
Faro? maybe the region of Fara?

thanks for the fine note

Yup, Tim...Fara is the region. Faro is the grain.
Tom

Tried these three over the last few weeks: 1. Matthiasson Chard MichaelMaraVnyd/SonomaCoast (134.3%) 2015 : Med.yellow color; some stony/mineral light honeudew/melony/Chard/slight pineapple bit floral rather pleasant/simple nose; quite tart/lean some chalky/mineral light Chard/honeydew melon rather ...

Yup, Otto...IlChiosso is a good producer in the Gattinara area. I've had the Nebbiolo and the Faro and liked them
both quite a lot, particularly the Faro.
Tom

Tried w/ Susan on Saturday two whites from MarinaCoppi: 1. Vigne MarinaCoppi Marine DOC: Colli Tortonesi Favorita (13.5%; TheSortingTable; www.VigneMarinaCoppi.com) Francesco & Anna Bellocchio/Castellania 2012 : Med.gold color; somewhat herbal/thyme/bit SB-like slight Kansas hay-mow some pungent/Ver...

Blair offered this up for us to try ystrday: 1. Failla Syrah QueSyrahVnyd/SonomaCoast (13.5%; FaillaWines.com; Winery Direct Cuvee) 2001 : Very dark color w/ slight bricking; very strong black olive tapenade/cracked black pepper/cold-climate Syrah/blackberry/very spicy smokey/oak/pencilly slight flo...

Joe brought this ystrday to share w/ Blair: 1. Dom.Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Herrenweg de Turckheim AC: Vin d'Alsace (13%) Turckheim 2002 : Deep gold/burnished bronze color; intense honeyed/apricotty/peachy/R some gout de petrol/pungent some botrytis/Auslese-like beautiful complex nose; soft/ripe/lush...

My new Castelli's came in last week, so I shared one at BBB Thurs: 1. Castelli Nebbiolo Estate/GreenVlly/RRV/SonomaCnty (14.1%; Dry Farmed; U/U; Aged: neutral Fr.oak for 48 mo; 80 cs) 2013 : Med.color; lovely floral/lilacs/violets/Nebb very aromatic/perfumed very light pungent/tarry/licorice/spicy b...

What is "interesting" about Washington winemaking is that many wineries are located in and around Seattle, even located on islands in the Puget Sound (Andrew Will) Non-estate Washington wine is par for the course and shipping the grapes hundreds of miles is a big part of the equation as are many ot...

My Drew shipment arrived last week, so cracked last night: 1. Drew Chard ValentiRanch/MendoRidge (13.4%; Organic grapes; 18 mo. in neutral Fr.oak; Old Wente/MtEden/Dijon 176 & 75 clones; Drk: 2018-2027: JD) Elk 2016 : Med.gold color; lovely melony/Chard/lemony light pencilly/oak rather minerally/cha...

Fortnite in a TomHill TN. Amazing times we’re living in. ;) Well...so sez someone who was probably addicted to PacMan in his wonton/youthful days!! The graphics on FortNight are incredible. I must have watched Caleb play it for over 12 hrs and don't recall seeing the same scene twice. But it would ...

Found this unusual red at Gommer's Mid-Town, so had to try it: 1. Strohmeier Rot#6 Steirland/Austria (Trauben Liebe un Zeit; 12%; 25% BlauerWildbacher/75% Zweigelt; Jenny & Francois Slctn; www.JennyAndFrancois.com; Monika Caha Slctn) NV (L0515) : Dark color; very strong plummy/Mourv-like/boysenberry...

Found these three at CellarRat in KC, so tried them back there whilst I was babysitting my grandson: 1. Montinore Estate l'Orange PinotGris WillametteVlly/OR (13.6%; frmtd on skins in brls & amphora; BioDynamic/DemeterCertified; www.Montinore.com) MarchesiFamily/ForestGrove/OR 2015 : Pale salmon/cop...

My DCV VSP shipment arrived last week, so I tried over the last two days: 1. DryCreekVnyd SauvBlanc Taylor'sVnyd DCV/SC (Musque clone; 14.2%; 395 cs; Drk: 1-3 yrs) 2017 : Light gold color w/ tiny bubbles on side of glass/dissolved CO2; very fragrant floral/almost muscatty bit lemony strong SB/bit he...

My latest Matthiassons arrived ystrday, so cracked: 1. Matthiasson Refosco MatthiassonVnyd/NapaVlly (12.6%) 2015 : Med.dark color; very strong Refosk/black cherry/cola/blackberry/spicy light licorice slight pencilly/oak loads of bright Refosk fruit lovely nose; fairly tart bright/Refosk/black cherry...

Ian Dorin wrote: ↑
November 26th, 2018, 12:58 pm
So refreshing to see this level of honesty, and perspective.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-great ... ed-species

Luv it...”The natural wine movement is the Fox News of wine”.
Does that make Sweet Alice the Sean Hannity??
Tom

This came in my recent Prime IlConzorio shipment: 1. Chiroulet LaCote d'Heux IGP: Cotes de Gascogne (13%; 100% GrosManseng; CharlesNealSlctn/Richmond ) Famille Fezas/Larroque sur L'Osse 2016 : Med.gold color; quite fragrant/floral/pear/CB-like fairly chalky/stony lovely aromatic nose; lightly tart/t...

When we were visiting James up in Loveland, we tried: 1. Carlisle Compagni-Portis WW SonomaVlly/SonomaCnty (13.7%; Plntd: 1954; GWT/TrousseauGris/R; 200 cs) Windsor 2014 : Med.gold color; beautiful fragrant GWT/floral/lychee/spicy light chalky lovely complex nose; lightly tart strong floral/GWT/spic...

Pre-Thanksgiving (11/21/18), we tried Some New Boulder Wines: 1. Cave MontBlanc Rayon Dd'OC: Vallee d'Aoste Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle (12.5%; Prie blanc family; www.CaveMontBlanc.com/) Morgex 2014 : Light gold color; quite stony/perfumed talc/chalky slight pungent/ herbal/dirty feet light flora...

Kris Patten wrote: ↑
November 25th, 2018, 3:27 pm
Curious why you'd drink these for the price over what is available in Italy and Spain.

Because, Kris...I just wanted to see what they were like. Not specifically shopping for a Vermouth.
Tom

Joshua Kates wrote: ↑
November 25th, 2018, 1:08 pm
Love the one from Matthiasson, Tom,
Definitely complex, but a bit pricier.

Yup, Josh...love the Matthiasson one as well. Much more complex than these two, as you say.
Tom

Tried these two new (to me) Vermouths w/ James&Lynn up in Loveland a week ago: 1. D'Pampe Pamplemousse Vermouth (17%; PinotNoir rose base wine) B by Mommenpop/Napa NV : Copper/salmon bit bronze color; very strong floral/grapefruity/citric very perfumey/aromatic beautiful nose; some sweet bit alcohol...

Tried this back in KC a few weeks ago: 1. Milan Nestarec Forks&Knives RW CzechRepublic (12%; www.JennyAndFrancois.com; www.Nestarec.Cz; PinotNoir) Bilovice/Czechia 2015 : Med.light rather murky color; fairly volatile/EA rather grapey/rustic/earthy/loamy bit funky/unclean strange nose; quite tart/tan...

My Massican shipment arrived last week, so cracked w/ Susan: 1. Massican gaspare Dd'OC: Bianco Friuli Colli Orientali (44% Friuliano/29% RibollaGialla/27% Chard; 13.5%) P&B by Ronco Del Gnemiz/SanGiovanni al Natisone 2017 : Light gold color; fairly fragrant Tokaj/floral/appley/bit peppery light ston...

Saw this wine from a new producer (to me), so gave it a shot: 1. Tenuta Garetto Dd'OC: Grignolino d'Asti (14.5%; EnotecaImports; TenutaGaretto.it/en/home-en/) Agliano Terme 2017 : Very light/almost rose/light garnet color; very fragrant/perfumed strawberry/raspberry/Grigno/floral/rose petal light ea...

There are fruit wines out there. These guys seem to make some including a peach. Not my cup of tea..er, wine. https://www.carlsonvineyards.com Yup, Michael..I'm aware of them. Sometimes, like Muscat or Concord, they can be too much of a good thing. Visciola speaks strongly of cherries, but is much ...

I had the Teroldego at the winery. Stood out from the rest of their offerings which included tiny lots of other Italian varietals. Nice to see Colorado wineries branching out from the Boudreaux grapes that seem to do well here. Eggsactly, Michael... as I mentioned in the BloodyPulpit. They need to ...

Tom, sounds like a no-nonsense time frame of : receive shipment, open shipment, open wines, drink wines, write TNs for wines . . . Bravo! I enjoyed reading your TNs on the two CO wines, as well as the background info. I am now especially interested in tasting that same Syrah. My shipment arrived a ...

Tried these pre-Thanksgiving wines this week: 7. RedFoxCllrs Teroldego AVA: Grand Vlly/CO (13.5%; www.RedFoxCellars.com) Palisade/CO 2016 : Very dark/ near black color; very strong blackberry/black cherry cola/classic Teroldego/very spicy light toasty/ oak bit floral/licorice/pungent slight earthy l...

Has anyone mentioned that Wagner is trying to overturn the trademark registration of Willamette Valley Vineyards? WVV was established in 1983, the WV AVA in 1984. I suppose it is irrelevant to the dispute that Copper Cane's wines are absolute dreck. Ohhh...so they've upped their game?? [snort.gif] ...

$18, what a bargain! Shortridge Lawton is an old company which joined the Madeira Wine Association, later the Madeira Wine Company. I don't believe they bottle under this label anymore. Nope, Eric...don't think they use this label anymore. Think it was a one-of label. The 1878 and the 1861 Madeiras...

After the K-State/KenesawState BB game, Caleb & I adjourned to Ken&Sue's to try this wine: 1. Bual Madeira (#86 of 600 btls; 21%; Joao Joaquim Camacho) Vinhos Shortridge-Lawton/Funchal/Madeira 1878 : Light mahogony/burnished bronze color; very perfumed/fragrant nutty classic Madeira very complex nos...

Had to crack into my Carlisle order last night, so tried: 1. Carlisle TheDerivative f'(x) WW (13.8%; 40% Muscadelle+ 38% Colombard/21% Semillon/1% Palomino; 150 cs) 2016 : Light yellow color; quite fragrant floral/appley/apple blossom/pear/slight muscatty very attractive perfumed nose; lightly tart ...

In the mood for a white wine last night, so cracked this: 1. Reeve Riesling McFaddenVnyd/MendoCnty (13%; 265 cs; www.ReeveWines.com) Noah&Kelly Dorrance/ReeveWines/Sonoma 2015 : Pale gold color; lovely pineapple/mango/floral/R strong Mosel valve oil/gout de petrol/pungent very aromatic nose; quite t...

You can get pretty great Austrian blaufrankisch for $20/btl. Yup. Will order a Rosi Schuster from K&L's website (they didn't have any on site at the Hollywood store last week), and will pick-up the basic Moric, as well. It seems like it's been awhile since I've had a new red variety to explore. Wel...

BlinkyGray weighs in on the subject: https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/10/robert-parker-the-man-becomes-the-brand The picture at the top of Parker makes me think of many of the current political ads...find a pic of your opponent looking their very worst, photoshop the hell out of it, and then pos...

Tried this wine of Ehren's last night: 1. Failla PinotNoir RanchoSanta Rosa Sta.RitaHills (13.7%) StHelena 2005 : Med.color w/ some bricking; slight mousey/hantavirus/funky nose that clears mostly to rather cedary/pencilly/Fr.oak/toasty some cherry/black cherry/aged PN light smokey/Burgundian rather...

We tasted last night (10/17/18) Mostly Forlorn-Hope Reds: 1. Forlorn-Hope Grenache RorickVnyd/CalaverasCnty (13.58%; 27 cs) 2014 : Very pale garnet almost rose color; some fragrant Gern/strawberry light earthy slight pencilly quite pretty nose; quite tart/tangy bit earthy light strawberry/Gren rathe...

Yup, Joe...not very accurate predictor. I've yet to figure out how the UPS drivers choose their route. But when it goes to driverless UPS trucks, it'll be a whole lot more predictible I expect. Tom Not necessarily. Arent their routes currently dictated by some sort of route optimization algorithm? ...

This feature is at least a year old (at least in my service area of Philly). I guess it can be used as a tool to track down the driver, but as far as a time line for delivery, it is not a good predictor. The last package I followed was within a couple blocks of my house early in the day, but the dr...

Nice report Tom. I tasted several Ryme wines during their Open House on Saturday and agree with your assessment of the 2017 "His" Vermentino. Their entire line up was solid. https://wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=155351 Tom Yup, Tom. Saw your report the other day. Ryan & Megan are kil...

I was just listening to Levi Dalton's most recent podcast on IDTT, where he and Ehren Jordan discuss the future of Oregon wine production, particularly riesling. I've only ever had a bottle of 2015 Paetra "K", which I liked but was a little austere, and wanted to see what other producers are making...

Tried these two last night: 1. Failla Riesling HopewellVnyd/Eola-AmityHills (12.1%; www.FaillaWines.com) Carleton/OR 2017 : Med.light yellow color; rather stony/chalky/earthy slight reductive very little R fruit bit dusty rather atypical R nose; bit spritz/dissolved CO2 bit off-dry (0.5%-0.7% r.s.) ...

All those 98+ wines are off to the lab to be analyzed against every measurable attribute to train the model that predicts greatness . The formula goes back to the consultant and the winemaker and you have a cottage industry of high end wine manufacturing. I'm sure the thought process isn't unique t...

I was just listening to Levi Dalton's most recent podcast on IDTT, where he and Ehren Jordan discuss the future of Oregon wine production, particularly riesling. I've only ever had a bottle of 2015 Paetra "K", which I liked but was a little austere, and wanted to see what other producers are making...

Glad to see the praise for Piedrassasi. I have the impression these wines are generally under-the-radar, albeit small production, but I love many of them, and am never disinterested even if some fall slightly short of others. Jonathan I agree with these sentiments as well. Sashi knows his way aroun...

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