I saw this (without paying attention to the price) once in King Street Cellar, a month or two ago. Last time I was there, I asked about it, and picked up a bottle. I had seen a one-litre bottle of Riesling, and it immediately brought to mind table wine. Granted, I hadn’t had the equivalent […]
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Antech Blanquette de Limoux Reserve Extra Brut 2022, France
Today, we have something different. A first (but not last!) Guest Review. Why? Because they offered. And I thought it would be a nice change of pace. Since it is a guest review, I have not forced it into the usual subheadings, although you can work that out for yourself. I have taken the liberty […]
Ansgar Clüsserath Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Kabinett, 2018, Germany
I think, right off the bat, this wine wins the award for longest name yet reviewed. Do with that what you will. As a thank you for my most recent episode of house / animal sitting, I was given some posh ramen, direct from Japan, which came highly recommended by a Russian oligarch TE knew. (As […]
Beck Pink, 2022, Burgenland, Austria
Way back in 2015, Julia, my partner-in-wine and I had the opportunity to spend about a week at harvest-time with Judith Beck. She, and everyone else, was wonderful. She made sure we got to experience a bit of everything: picking, working in the winery, and I even got to drive the forklift. The forklift! (My […]
Domaine Sebastien David, Hurluberlu 2023, Loire, France
If you ask me – and you effectively did, by reading this blog – Cabernet Franc is an underappreciated grape. I suppose many people might think of it first as a grape from Bordeaux, alongside its better known compatriots, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. But, done right, it can really shine on its own. Most notably […]