We Need to Talk About Wine Talk
My introductory remarks from a panel session on rethinking the language of wine
2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles
The 2021 Patelin is a Rhône-style blend of 54 percent Grenache blanc, 29 percent Viognier, 9 percent Marsanne, 7 percent Roussanne, and 1 percent…
2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
This wine is a blend of fourteen Pinot noir clones grown in the Quail Hill Vineyard. It’s deep red with a clear rim and…
2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Summit Block Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
Lynmar’s Summit Block Pinot is sourced from a specific block and clone from Quail Hill Vineyard. The wine spends ten months in French oak,…
2014 Cecchi Riserva di Famiglia Chianti Classico Riserva
This wine is principally Sangiovese with a touch of blending grapes, and it is made only in exceptional years, sourced from fruit grown in…
2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Rouge Paso Robles
Tablas Creek uses mostly purchased fruit for this Rhône-style red, all sourced from Paso Robles vineyards. The blend is 43 percent Syrah, 28 percent…
2020 1ngredient Viognier Ballard Canyon
1ngredient is a project of Beckmen Vineyards in Los Olives, Calif. This amber wine is 100 precent biodynamic Viognier, hand-picked, sorted, and fermented in…
2018 Monitore Estate Reserve Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
Montinore’s estate Pinot is made from three blocks, 12 to 36 years old, planted to a mix of Pommard, Wadenswil, and Dijon clones. The…
Tarlant Zero Brut Nature Champagne
Twelfth generation grower-makers Benoit and Melanie Tarlant now manage Champagne Tarlant, which was founded in Oeuilly in 1687. This wine is a blend of…
2018 Montinore Estate Pinot Noir Graham’s Block 7 Willamette Valley
Graham’s Block, also called Block 7, was planted in 1984 and the vines are un-grafted. The fruit is certified biodynamic and organic. The wine…
2020 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Tablas Adelaida District Paso Robles
Esprit de Tablas is a Rhône-style red blend, 40 percent Mourvèdre, 30 percent Grenache, 21 percent Syrah, with a dollop of Counoise, Vaccarèse, and…
1998 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Vieux Télégraphe is produced by the Brunier family, growers in Bédarrides, where they are a significant owner of Châteauneuf-du-Pape vignoble. The La Crau vineyard…