The hills above Vega Sicilia, Ribera del Duero
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#MondayMood (Bordeaux Edition)
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Vietti “Castiglione” Barolo 2008
Italian wines occupy a special place in my heart. My first aisle assignment when I was called up to the flagship Spec’s almost a decade ago was Italy. The first trip I took with the company was through Franciacorta and Tuscany with Terra Moretti (they mercifully put us up here for a few days –… Read more
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Throwback Thursday: The Four Seasons Wine List, Vintage 1976
My grandmother kept everything. Old photographs, seldom used kitchen utensils, the instruction manuals and warranty information for every appliance she ever owned – she did not get rid of anything. It feels wrong to characterize it as hoarding because it was so organized, but that’s what it was. After she passed away, my father took… Read more
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Wine Wednesday: El Coto “Coto de Imaz” Gran Reserva 2012
After more than a month-long sabbatical, it’s time to get back to the grind. It’s been a busy few weeks to start the year and lots of fun stuff is in the works, so stay tuned. I can credit a lot of my seminal “a ha” memories of wine to various Spanish producers, and having… Read more
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Throwback Thursday: My Most Impactful Bordeaux from 2019
I tasted through a lot of Bordeaux in 2019. Not a disproportionately high amount, but Bordeaux has been on a fairly unprecedented run of quality vintages dating back to 2014, so there are a lot of great wines both currently available and coming soon to market (many retailers have 2017 and 2018 Bordeaux futures campaigns… Read more
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