June 26, 2020
Thank you Marquis: A dry, palatable, superb summer sparkler, much more enticing than umpteen local rose offerings and some plain un-outstanding local fizz. A most perfect mixing faux-champers, a dash of Campari or put a Spanish twist on an Aperol spritz. Not too effervescent with some heady, yeasty, earthiness and a touch of shale. Decent and then some.
Price: $27.75 at Marquis Cellars.
Market Liquidity: It may be a blow-up toddler’s pool next to the big guns, but it has all the summer fun you want to kick off the evening.
Posted in Blend, Spain, Sparkling, Uncategorized, White wine |
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June 26, 2020
It’s smooth, it’s caramel butterscotch-y so that it veers towards Werther’s Original. Fortunately, the freshness and zestiness of some acid keeps the cloying at bay. It was decent with light fare, easy sipping, and enjoyable. But remarkably forgettable and seemingly commonplace on the finish. If you are averse to oak, this is an ideal local option.
Price: $26.50 at Firefly.
Market Liquidity: We used to get very excited over La Frenz; like a favorite director releasing a dud.
Posted in British Columbia, Chardonnay, Uncategorized, White wine |
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June 26, 2020
Wow, what a mouthful. The title I mean. Makes you think you’ll get more than you do. Like A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; just too bad it wasn’t funny on film.
Mixed feelings over a mediocre red. Forcefully acidic, aggressively musky in that wet forest floor sort of fashion, with a dash of oak and a not too unpleasant finish. Half decent with food, too assertive and in your face as a sipper.
Price: $31 at Firefly.
Market Liquidity: An unusual grape, an unusual wine.
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