So, there I was, not-quite idly scrolling through the Buon Vino website. Scrolling with intent, you might say. They had featured some pet nats on their Instagram feed, and that suddenly sounded like what I needed in my life. More pet nat. (This, as a general rule, is a good idea overall.) So I went […]
Month: March 2024
Christina Grüner Veltliner, 2021, Niederösterreich, Austria
It’s a Grüner Veltliner, one I haven’t tried yet. There’s really not much more that needs to be said about why it’s here. Well, add in wild ferment, and unfined / unfiltered, and it’s pretty much guaranteed once I learned of its existence, I’d have to give it a go. In the glass Hazy. Light, […]
Mas Lumen, 2008, Languedoc, France
Yes, you read that vintage correctly. Today we are tasting a 16 year old wine. (Well, I am. Alone. None of my guest tasters are around. Sigh. Mope.) To be honest, I hadn’t even noticed the vintage until it came time to do the review. I had popped into Cambridge Wine Merchants not too long […]
Domaine Gramiller Coeur de Raisin 2022, France
I’ve had, and reviewed, stuff from Domaine Gramiller before. I’ve liked it. I’ve been meaning to try this one for some time. It gets good reviews, and I generally trust the buyer at Cambridge Wine Merchants responsible for carrying this. It does help that it doesn’t break the bank. So, it was past time to […]