This was not planned, but I see that the last wine I reviewed here was also a Pet Nat. That just happened. But that should be it on Pet Nats for the foreseeable future. In the glass Before the glass, there’s the bottle. There’s a lot of sediment, and it’s cloudy. But given it is unfiltered, […]
Category: Rhone Valley
Domaine Maby, Prima Donna Tavel, 2020. Rhône, France
Tavel is sort of a wine trivia question. It’s the only AOC (French wine appellation) that is just for rosé wines. They aren’t your usual rosés, however. They can be something of an acquired taste. Is it a taste worth acquiring? Read the rest of the review to find out. In the glass It’s a […]
Cairanne Sans Soufre Ajoute 2019 Camille Cayran, Rhône, France
Cairanne Sans Soufre Ajoute is a no-added sulphites wine from the Southern Rhône. There are still sulphites, since wine produces them anyway, but none have been added, which means (in theory at least) there’s more opportunity for the wine to do its thing. The wine is alive, as low-intervention advocates would say. It could make […]
Domaine des Escaravailles ‘Les Antimagnes’ Côtes du Rhône, 2017
This was the wine I had planned to review first, mainly for the all-vital reason that I had a bottle sitting around, and I find Domaine des Escaravailles usually does nice stuff. My Long Covid fever seems to have taken to returning at odd points, so perhaps my senses were a bit duller than usual […]