Respite
Quivira Vineyard and Winery
Refuge Dry Creek Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2013
2013 Flight Sauvignon Blanc. Lovely respite from this week's heat wave. The fruit is more melon, lime and orange than grapefruit; the green notes are more pine or cedar than grass; — 10 years ago
Three (3) Floyds Brewing Co.
Zombie Dust Undead Pale Ale
The dust of zombies..... Bottle notes. "This intensely hopped and gushing undead pale ale will be ones only respite after the zombie apocalypse." — 10 years ago
Fedellos Do Couto
Bastarda Merenzao
Fantastic sappier rendition of Trousseau that really impresses with its light body; pepper, lots of powdered dry green stemminess on the nose. Stemminess, fresh fruit and tannin that carries you along like a feather. Really like this. The somm at Meson do Campo in Villalba lit up with joy when I picked it off his list. "This is the single greatest red on my list that I recommend". What's great is leveraging this in a heavy meal with a buttery steak, and finding respite from the inevitable heaviness. So refreshing to taste a wine from Spain that's light bodied and free of oak--even if certain Mencia growers in Ribeira Sacra and some Penedès reds do it reasonably often. — 9 years ago
Maxime Magnon
La Bégou Corbières Grenache Gris 2013
Mid-conference respite — 10 years ago
Respite
Reichel Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
2010 vintage, bought after a flight taste called "Bucket List". Earthy and velvety smooth! — 10 years ago
Luciano Capellini
Cinque Terre White Bosco Blend 2013
Crisp, refreshing, just slightly buttery. Perfect respite from a disgustingly hot day like today. — 9 years ago
Buil & Giné
Joan Giné Priorat Blanc Garnacha Blanc Blend 2013
What a nice respite in the midst of these big reds. The Macabeo in this really adds a brightness and freshness. — 10 years ago
Steve Anderson
Ballast Point tasting flight. Respite after being banished from the house for the Ladies Bunco Group event. 🚺🆘 — 8 years ago