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Reading List: January 23, 2022

Traditional drinks, modern palates, and the evolving social and agriculture landscape

2019 Gundlach Bundschu Estate Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
California, White Wines, Wine Reviews

2019 Gundlach Bundschu Estate Chardonnay Sonoma Coast

This Chardonnay is grown on the Gundlach Bundschu estate in a zone cooled by the Petaluma Gap. The average vine age is 30 years,…

2013 AXR Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
California, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

2013 AXR Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

I received this sample in November, 2017, as part of a large, unsolicited shipment of California Cabernets made by consulting enologist Jean Hoefliger. The…

2019 Ciavolich Fosso Cancelli Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Italy, Red Wines, Rosé Wines, Twelvish, Wine Reviews

2019 Ciavolich Fosso Cancelli Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo

Ciavolich’s Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is hand-harvested, de-stemmed, crushed, and given 24 to 36 hours of maceration to earn color. Winemaking, with ambient cultures, follows the…

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Reading List: January 16, 2022

Seed saving, heritage foods, regenerative organic agriculture, and who owns the term “Gruyère”

Terranoble Carménère CA1 Andes and CA2 Costa
Chile, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

Terranoble Carménère CA1 Andes and CA2 Costa

Terranoble’s Andes and Costa bottlings are part of an experiment to produce wines that showcase terroir.  The Andes bottling should be warmer and friendlier,…

2019 Breaking Bread Grenache Redwood Valley Mendocino County
California, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

2019 Breaking Bread Grenache Redwood Valley Mendocino County

Winemaker Erik Miller sources Grenache from grower Alvin Tollini in Redwood Valley. The gravelly site, planted in 2002, is dry-farmed. At the winery, the…

2020 Birichino Vermentino Mahoney Ranch Vineyard Los Carneros Napa Valley
California, White Wines, Wine Reviews

2020 Birichino Vermentino Mahoney Ranch Vineyard Los Carneros Napa Valley

Birichino’s Vermentino, sourced from Mahoney Ranch in Los Carneros, is shiny yellow with a quiet perfume of laurel, grass, and lime peel (this melange…

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Reading List: January 9, 2022

Food, wine, farming, tradition, modernity — and how we talk about it all

2020 Olivastri Marcantonio Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Italy, Red Wines, Rosé Wines, Wine Reviews

2020 Olivastri Marcantonio Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo

Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is not quite red, not quite rosato, and takes well to a chill. For their bottling, Olivastri ferments the grapes with temperature…

2019 Flowers Vineyards and Winery Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
California, Red Wines, Wine Reviews

2019 Flowers Vineyards and Winery Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

The Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot noir is fermented with ambient cultures, and the wine spends ten months in French oak, 18 percent new, before…

2019 Flowers Vineyards and Winery Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
California, White Wines, Wine Reviews

2019 Flowers Vineyards and Winery Chardonnay Sonoma Coast

Flowers’s Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is sourced from a mix of vineyards, including the estate’s own Camp Meeting Ridge. The wine spends 11 Months French…

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