TY recently became Dr. TY. So, we celebrated in rather unoriginal fashion with wine and cheese. We did, at least, push the boat out a bit on both regards, getting some very nice Italian cheeses to go with the Le Due Porte, a wine I had been meaning to try for some time. Well, by […]
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Domaine des Trinités Le Duc, 2021, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Not a whole lot in the way of backstory to this one, except it’s been getting good press. And everyone I talked to says ‘Stick in the fridge for a bit.’ So I took it with me on a recent visit to the country estate, and enlisted TE and MT as extra special guest commentators. […]
Benedict Slovenian White, Dveri Pax 2021, Slovenia
Although I have been to Slovenia several times, I have never (as far as I can recall) tried their wines. And definitely not while in Slovenia. That, admittedly, may have something to do with the rather brief nature of my visits there. When my partner-in-wine, Julia, and I were conducting fieldwork in Austria, one […]
Domaine Lampyres Anima 2022, Roussillon, France
Another Lampyres wine. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I’m slowly working my way through their range. So far, none of them have disappointed. Spoiler alert: This one doesn’t either. I might have held back in reviewing this, to spread out the Lampyres reviews a bit more, but TY was visiting, and I thought […]
El Porvenir Pequeñas Fermentaciones Garnacha 2022, Valle de Cafayate, Salta, Argentina
I was in one of the Cambridge Wine Merchants’ (yes, another of their wines) branches a little while ago. I was chatting with a colleague, who pointed this wine out to me, and said I might like it. It’s an experimental wine from Argentina, so I decided to give it a go. I’m glad I […]