Joel | March 1, 2010
Azienda Agricola Edi Kante Vitovska 2006
Azienda Agricola Edi Kante Malvasia 2006
Azienda Agricola Edi Kante KK Spumante Brut NV
Close your eyes and imagine a windswept, limestone plateau, a place of natural caves and grottos where the stone can feel alive. At this great table of rock, Veneto, Slavic, and German-Austrian traditions come together to [...]
Joel | January 18, 2010
Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco 2004 normale
Produttori del Barbaresco, Nebbiolo Langhe 2007, DOC
Produttori del Barbaresco, Nebbiolo Langhe 2008
Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco 2004 normale
I’ve decided to tell you first about the Produttori “Barbaresco” wine label for inspiration:
Take a moment to regard the aureus - the gold coin of ancient Rome - imprinted on the wine’s label. You can see [...]
Joel | December 9, 2009
Fratelli Brunello Grappa Casetta
This Grappa was provided to me as a Tasting Panel member, coordinated by StudioCru. Sincere thanks to editor Davide Cocco and Fratelli Brunello for the opportunity to participate.
Let’s begin with an image upgrade:
Then -> Grappa-drinking elderly men scoop up wormy cheese with crusts of bread.
Now -> Fashionable under 40-somethings sample [...]
Joel | December 2, 2009
Castello di Nipozzano Montesodi Chianti Rufina 2003, DOCG
Have you ever tasted the elegance of musical form or mathematic equation?
Does the Ear recognize what Taste knows to be the bitter sweetness of chocolate?
I believe we communicate and reinterpret information across the senses all the time; actually, it seems to me to be a key part of [...]
