When you buy a sports car, and you have done your homework, the car performs as a sports car would: It has a peppy engine, intriguing styling, the feel of the highway is paramount, cornering is excellent, acceleration a rush. A great sports car co… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back … Continue reading “Typicity: What is is Worth?”
Volume XXII – Issue 9
New Grapes
The U.S. government office that oversees the wine industry is looking at a number of new grape varieties and whether to certify their names as official new grapes that can be made into wine. In an excellent article in a recent issue of Wines &… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – … Continue reading “New Grapes”
Tasting Notes
Exceptional 2014 Black Kite Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, Gap’s Crown Vineyard ($60): Wine maker Jeff Gaffner has made the wines for this underrated Anderson Valley-based brand affnerr since the beginning in 2005, and the number of wines it makes has … Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – you may login … Continue reading “Tasting Notes”
Wine of the Week
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New Grapes
The U.S. government office that overseas the wine industry is looking at a number of new grape varieties and whether to certify their names as official new grapes that can be made into wine. In an article in Wines & Vines magazine, writer Lind… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – … Continue reading “New Grapes”
A Third Kind of Wine
Over the decades, we have pointed out the absurdity of trying to score wine with a numerical rating, as if a 95 actually is “better than” a 94. Just look at the ridiculousness of it all: If the 95 is a score awarded to a Merlot and the 94 is given to… Want to read … Continue reading “A Third Kind of Wine”