by admin | Mar 19, 2025 | Tasting, Wine Education
How does the thin-skinned, unassuming, finicky pinot noir grape create the most expensive wines in the world? Is it the acidity? (No; they’re not any more acidic than other wines) The alcohol level? (No; they can have high alcohol levels under the right growing...
by admin | Mar 17, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Paris, France A threat makes a better headline than a landed punch. That’s the odd, thrilling tension swirling in the wine world right now—like storm clouds drifting over a Tuscan vineyard. A threat keeps us on edge; once the punch lands, we’re left to sort out the...
by admin | Mar 12, 2025 | Tasting, Wine Education
How does the thin-skinned, unassuming, finicky pinot noir grape create the most expensive wines in the world? Is it the acidity? (No; they’re not any more acidic than other wines) The alcohol level? (No; they can have high alcohol levels under the right growing...
by admin | Mar 10, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Paris, France February dragged. Grey skies. Cold mornings. Short days. Paris felt heavy. It’s that time of year when the seasons shift, when you start seeing lonely gloves on the pavement—dropped by someone rushing through a morning chill, a midday thaw, and another...
by admin | Mar 3, 2025 | The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
Hello Explorers, I remember the first time Will and I tasted Finca El Monte in 2023. We were visiting Matías Etchart at his Calchaquí Valley winery for dinner. We started with empanadas, baked in the wood-fired oven, as we always do. Then came pollo al disco—chicken...
