Épico Sauvignon Blanc – Argentina – 2021

That politician’s autobiography was exactly how you expected, and not a bit better. Middling Sauvignon blanc that hits the usual notes of lemon and citrus but without much else. Faint nose and short finish make this forgettable, but it’s not all bad if you...

Pulenta Gran Malbec “X” – Argentina – 2017

The house you bought in a middle-class neighborhood is discovered to have an underground passage to a lost gold mine. Nose is pure grape, but not jammy in the traditional sense; typical for the Argentinian breed. Mouthfeel is astonishing: soft, supple, dry, and...

Every Wine Review of 2021

As you may have noticed, in 2021 I began reviewing wines by adding one-liner blurbs, or quips. Let’s call them “burps.” I did this because Winepisser wasn’t nearly as clever as I had imagined it, and was getting to be yet another stale wine...

Zonin 20 Ventiterre Moscato – Italy – NV

Giggling teens on a rollercoaster. This is a fun wine, so shut up. Cheap, sweet, fizzy, and fresh, but low in alcohol (7%) and easy to gulp. Sure, it would pair well with cheese or dessert, but why be traditional? Just chug the stuff from the screw top bottle, and...

Amayna Sauvignon Blanc – Chile – 2020

Undercover cop has fake mustache, but gets the job done anyway. One of the better essbies from Chile, with nose of a New Zealand offering – slate and asparagus. On the palate it’s similarly traditional, but subtle. Only slightly tart, with the slight cat...

Château Haut-Caplane Sauternes – France – 2017

Valedictorian-in-running later graduates to run pastry shop.  This one is all apricot, straw and honey. Sweet as a sauternes should be, but not saccharine. Paired well with a dessert course of chocolate. Would pair better with strong goat cheese, but none on hand to...