So lovely — 10 years ago
Nelson Sauvin and cascade hops. Ultra dry. — 10 years ago
A whole bunch of young-vine grapes (7, to be exact) fermented separately in stainless steel, then allowed to make love together over the mild Catalan winter. The love child drinks easy with some weird undertones of dusty jam, mineral effervesce and raw soursop. Bring it out by the case, please. — 11 years ago
Natural Bojo style made with syrah. Pure delight. — 11 years ago
Arianna Occhipinti's eponymous natural Sicilian red. Aromatic, earthy and fruit-driven. Paired with a small mountain of roast lamb and new potatoes at Yard, the fabulous Parisian restaurant of chefs Shaun Kelly and Eleni Sapera. — 12 years ago
A great hard apple cider that is crisp but not overly sweet. — 13 years ago
GW tasting 9/28/16. Nose that's classic Bordeaux woodiness and earthiness. Hints of that peppery now and minerals. Carries through to palate. Like a younger Sociando Mallet. Long good finish. Interesting profile. Indeed still lively. Harvest by hand destem and fermentation in concrete vat starting straight away. Since 70. Cap forms quickly. Insert 2 cm of fresh stem right under vat like a screen to prevent cap boiling over. This apparently reduces tannins to be very fine and not obvious. So no oxygen contact during this. No pump over or punch down. All natural. No sulfur during this. 1 year in large fuder (100 years old!). Then 2 years in old barrels (never cleaned!). No new oak. — 10 years ago
2014 vintage — 10 years ago
Shepard's Pie wine. Bright acid typical of Minervois. Cherry fruit, tart and prickly. Crushed pepper, black. There is this earthy rubbery thing that dissipates over time. Not dirty biodynamie. — 10 years ago
Anniversary dinner! — 11 years ago
Very apple-y. A bit less than dry but not syrupy sweet. Refreshing and fresh. Nicely done. — 11 years ago
A dense glass-staining purple, the '06 Charles Smith Syrah 'Royal City' is a monumental wine. Big, pungent aromas of game, truffles, black olives and dried fruits exploded from the glass. Complex, but still seamlessly balanced. The tastes stayed on the palate for a seemingly infinite length of time. Simply wonderful! — 12 years ago
My favorite Korbel: Natural. Light, crisp, dry, no lingering taste — 11 years ago
Funky fizzy natural cot I could drink for days — 12 years ago
Rick Lopus
Talk about food-friendly! — 9 years ago