Category: Tasting Notes
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Presented by Alex Strauss of Skyland Distributing Co El Bandarra Blanco Vermut (White Vermouth) ~ 1 Liter El Bandarra was born in the century-old Casa Berger winery, founded in 1878. After decades of producing bulk vermouth for small neighborhood wineries, in 2014 the Virgili brothers decided to improve this classic and bottle it in a…
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Presented by Kaleigh Fanning of Elephant’s Corner Swerver Rooi-Groon Semillon Rooi-groen (‘red-green’) is an old Afrikaans colloquialism used by farmers in South Africa to describe the color-changing ability of Semillon, widely thought to be an old-vine phenomenon. Winemaker Jasper Wickens and his viticulturist wife Franziska have produced this 100% Gris from a vineyard planted six…
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Presented by Mark Luna of Kellogg Selections About PICCOLO GOCCIO: Piccolo Goccio is a range of authentic Italian wines, the same kind of wines you would be drinking sitting in a café in Italy. (‘Piccolo Goccio’ means little sip, in Italian.) The wines are made from local grape varieties grown in different parts of Italy…
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Presented by Josh Cronin from Curated Wine Group Txakolina ~ 2024 Bodegas Itsasmendi (Basque for “Sea and Mountain”) comprises 35 hectares of vineyards originally planted in 1989. It’s located in the Basque DO of Bizkaiko Txakolina overlooking the Bay of Biscay, not far from the city of Bilbao. Grapes are farmed by a small group…
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Presented by Megan Gadwah from 3 Keys Distributing Corvee Sauvignon Blanc ~ 2023 Corvée is a winegrowing project that aims to give voice to a specific territory, the Cembra Valley, and to valorise the specificity of grapes rich in character, cultivated with hard work, wresting land from the raw mountainside with terraces supported by centuries-…
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Presented by Alex Strauss of Skyland Distributing Soprasole Vermentino Pala Estate was founded in Sardinia, Italy, in 1950 with the first harvest by Salvatore Pala. The tradition continues today under the ownership of Lia Tolaini and her family. The Pala team; Severino Concu, Amalia Dessì, Alessandro Pedini and Giandomenico Zedde, share the vision of producing…
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Tasting Notes – Wines from Olympic Gold-medal-winning countries – 02.25.2026
Categories: Tasting Notes
presented by Presented by Ryan Gilbert of Winebow Wines from Olympic Gold-Medal-Winning Countries To celebrate the recent weeks of the 2026 Winter Olympics, today we feature four wines from countries that took home the Gold in the Games. Each wine comes from a country that gives us amazing wines and gold medal athletes. Sparkling Rosé…
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presented by Presented by Alex Freedman of Symphonia Sellers Anthony Road Wine Company Founded in 1990 by The Martini Family. Ann and John Martini moved to Yates County in 1973 to grow grapes and raise their family on 100 acres overlooking Seneca Lake. In 1990, Ann and John opened Anthony Road Wine Company with wines…
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presented by Presented by Mark Luna of Kellogg Selections Founded in 1967, Vignerons Ardèchois is one of the largest and best-run cooperatives in southeastern France. The vineyards are farmed by 1000 different families who tend to be between 5 and 25 hectares each. Over half of the families still practice polyculture farming, and grow stone…
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presented by Kaleigh Fanning of Elephants Corner Wines Carinus Chenin Blanc ~ 2023 Danie and Hugo are sixth generation wine grape growers with well-established vineyards in the Swartland, as well as Devon Valley and Polkadraai in Stellenbosch. The two friends – and distant relatives – began making wine in 2011. This was how Carinus Family…
