It’s true…I read the wine press. What I find there is often misleading, mythologizing or just plain wrong. Sometimes, however, I find some useful information, but generally, by the end of the article, I’m shaking my head about something or another. Take, for instance, the recent ‘20 wine for $20’ list in the inestimable ‘New[…]
2017 Feudi di San Gregorio ‘Rubrato’, Irpinia, IT $16.80 Made of 100% Aglianico, unmarred by any barrel aging, this rustic and ripe Southern Italian wine is inexpensive enough to be your pizza wine and interesting enough to serve to, well, some snobbish wine writers. The name, Rubrato, is a homage to the color of the[…]
2020 Ostatu Rosado Rioja Alavesa | Spain | $13.60 Composed of 70% Tempranillo, 27% Garnacha and 3% Viura, sourced from high elevation, old-vine vineyards in Rioja Alavesa, Ostatu Rosado is fermented in stainless steel using only native yeasts. This modern take on Rioja Rosado emphasizes bright fruit and refreshing acidity.The Tempranillo component provides structure and[…]