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 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 [...]
Joel | May 24, 2010
Cascina Garitina Barbera d’Asti Bricco Garitta 2007, DOC
I am a hunter. I move stealth-like down rows of wine bottles, stalking the bargain, hunting the interesting wine. Friday nights are especially good for that purpose: few people, lots of prey.
I spot a solitary bottle, a one of a kind, defenseless, alone…I move [...]
Joel | May 5, 2010
Pelissero Langhe Nebbiolo 2007, DOC
During a working day or two I spent with Giorgio Pelissero, I observed him to be similar in personality to many Pelissero wines: vivacious, intense, with a gentle austerity and an air of refined complexity.
Coincidence, I’m sure. But, I like both winemaker and wines immensely
A smallish, family [...]
