The vast, dark room is filled with cobwebs, the stacks of wine barrels are ancient and the owner clearly hates us on sight: we are in heaven. Subconsciously, many of us (journalists) feel there’s a reverse correlation between the amount-read more-
Loads of red fruit, cherries, red currants, and some cranberry flavors are up front, but are augmented in the mid-palate by some eucalyptus, loam, and unsweetened chocolate. Tannins are dusty, almost gritty. Unripe green flavors come through and linger on-read more-
This wine marks the first time that winemaker Vinny Aliperti has decided to arrest fermentation instead of back-sweetening, and the results are outstanding. By picking slightly earlier than his colleagues, he allowed the grapes to maintain a crackling natural acidity.-read more-
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This wine marks the first time that winemaker Vinny Aliperti has decided to arrest fermentation instead of back-sweetening, and the results are outstanding. By picking slightly earlier than his colleagues, he allowed the grapes to maintain a crackling natural acidity.-read more-
Imagine a tropical sea: its waters are warm, not very deep. Around it the landscape is lush with tropical plants and prehistoric animals. Occasionally a simmering underwater volcano stirs the calm surface. This was what you would have seen if-read more-
Interesting, but a bit disjointed. The predominant flavor is key lime. It also has a touch of ginger and some petrol on the finish. Acid is there, too, but it pops up at the end, rather than providing a solid-read more-
By now, many of you have heard about the dust-up at W. Blake Gray's The Gray Market Report. (Full disclosure- Blake is a member of the Palate Press Editorial Board.) If you haven't, you can read about it HERE. I will-read more-