Last week, upon learning that Trump had been convicted in the ‘hush money’ case, I figured that news was worth a splurge on actual Champagne, rather than any other fizz. It had been some years since I had last tried Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve, so I decided to go with that. It also helped, to […]
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Monte Tondo, Corvina 2022, Veneto, Italy
Ah, Corvina. A very much under-appreciated grape in my opinion. It’s the key grape in Amarone, which is probably how many people know it. That’s a shame. I have nothing against Amarone, but it is made from partially-dried grapes, and tends to be big and hearty. A winter wine that doesn’t really let the grape […]
Terres Falmet Cinsault 2023, Languedoc, France
The producer is one I keep hearing and reading very good things about. And I saw from her Vivino reviews that TY once had and liked the Terres Falmet Mourvedre when she had it. (Without me, I may add.) So, when I was placing an order from CWM, it was past time to finally try […]
Vaskapu Kadarka, 2021, Hungary
Kadarka. To my everlasting shame, this grape didn’t ring a bell. And by ‘everlasting shame’ I mean thinking: ‘Huh. Can’t say I know it.’ Since they say you learn something new every day, I then when back to bed. I had learned something new, and fulfilled my quota. My work was done. Sometime later, I […]
Domaine des Lampyres, Une Autre Histoire, 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Once again, no exciting back story. I was browsing in the Cambridge Wine Merchants Bridge Street branch, and came across this. There’s not really a lot more that needs to be said. As the one or two readers of the blog will know, I’ve liked pretty much everything I’ve had from Lampyres, and plan to […]