Joel | July 21, 2010
Castello di Monastero Chianti Classico 2006, DOCG
Permit me to meander with a brief anecdote in order to make a point before getting to our business of Castello di Monastero Chianti Classico:
A man walks along a country road and comes upon a general store. Hot and thirsty, he prepares to go inside to buy a [...]
Joel | July 15, 2010
Wine-snob-i-tis (wīn-snŏb -ī’tĭs) noun An infection spread through unprotected conversation with the enologically overbearing
And, man, its spreading like peanut butter right now.
In a desperate act of self-protection, I scan the room for a sign that reads EXIT.
You get it, right? I am somewhere I don’t want to be, [...]
Joel | May 7, 2010
I don’t want to drink the wines of Perfection.
Perfection is a lie. Always.
Give me wines of emotion, soul. Balance.
Fill the bottle with liquid memory, that
recalls the earth where it was conceived. Your
mother’s kitchen, your father’s hands,
a way of work and life. Tell me. Of sunlight
on your land, in your heart’s [...]
Joel | April 30, 2010
Giovanni Rosso Barolo Serralunga 2004
Giovanni Rosso Barbera d’Alba Donna Margherita 2006
When the conversation moves to Barolo or Barbera, it seems of late that many are determined to label producers either traditional or modern (aka reformist). There are differences to be sure, but upon tasting wines from Piedmont producer Giovanni Rosso, the word I best [...]
