These are special wines, very different from the usual Pinots and Chards we get from Burgundy or California. It’s this kind of diversity that makes the world of wine so much fun.
Posted on July 17, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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The folks at Bedrock — one of California's great stewards of old vines — crafted “a love letter to Lulu” in the form of a Mourvèdre-based rosé, an homage to Tempier's benchmark version. Whole-cluster pressed and vinified in stainless steel, it has since become one of the most critically adored rosés made in the United States.
Posted on July 14, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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For many of us, a bottle of Jean Foillad Morgon Côte du Py was one of the first “aha” wines: a wine so transportive and delicious that it stops you in your tracks and forces you to examine your life priorities. It’s the kind of wine that gets people into the wine business itself.
Posted on July 10, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Dila-O’s mission is to get Georgian wine into the hands of more people, and give you a window into Georgian life. We always say that wine is a fantastic way to understand a place and the culture within, and Dila-O has allowed us to put forth a perfect example of that.
Posted on July 07, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Even if you don't have anywhere to lay any bottles down, Raffault's "Les Picasses" is also an absolutely "outstanding" wine for drinking now. It's from a single vineyard of the same name – one of Chinon’s very finest. It's a site of pure, chalky "tuffeau" limestone, which gives a wine that is a different beast from the simpler bistro wines that mostly come from Chinon’s sandier and more gravelly sites.
Posted on July 03, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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It's been seven years since Galloni reviewed this classic Pinot Noir from New Wave OG producer, Copain, and we couldn't believe it when we recently got the chance to taste a bottle and see if Galloni was right that the ideal drinking time was, well, now. Spoiler alert: he was right!
Posted on June 30, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Some, if not most, of you, are likely familiar with the grape formerly known as “Napa Gamay”, or as it is known today, Valdiguie. If you are one of those who is not, we would like to present you with one of our favorite affordable grapes. For the rest of you, a reminder that it exists, and has a place on your dinner table, especially as summer kicks in.
Posted on June 19, 2024
Paul Olson
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We are excited to announce our upcoming Fifth Taste Sake Tasting and Chef Keisuke Akabori Pop-up this Thursday! We have the pleasure of welcoming Chef Keisuke Akabori, whose pop-ups have been making waves in Oakland, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Barcelona.
Posted on June 18, 2024
Francesca Maniace
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