Joel | June 24, 2010
Fratelli Alessandria Barolo San Lorenzo 2005, DOCG
I don’t like categories. Well, no, that’s not quite true, actually… what I don’t like is the way categories are often applied.
Categories are tools for organizing, not for describing.
Misuse = instant homogenization.
I do like when the greatness of a thing resists categorization: J.S. Bach’s Sonata No.1 Adagio; [...]
Joel | June 17, 2010
Fontodi Chianti Classico 2004, DOCG
Respect. Rispetto. A word our family elders made sure we kids understood when we were growing up.
A word… that has made all the difference.
And a word, I’ve observed, that so often keeps company with good wine.
At the Fontodi estate, located in the heart of Italy’s Chianti zone nearby [...]
Joel | June 10, 2010
Anna Maria Abbona Dolcetto Dogliani “Maioli” 2007
“ Even though attending an art school may apparently have nothing to do with my actual job, I must say that my studies didn’t prove completely useless, as I consider producing wine of quality a form of art.”
—- * Anna Maria Abbona
I do not disagree: The Artist remains.
Anna [...]
