by Wine Explorer | Aug 7, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Cedar shingles… old board and batten barns… deserted beaches scattered with oyster and clam shells, bleached white by the summer sun. Long Island’s North Fork doesn’t look much like wine country. Yet, taste a 2014 pinot noir from there, or a 2012 merlot,...
by Wine Explorer | Jul 31, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Planning your wife’s birthday is always a venture fraught with failure. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s doubly precarious. I found myself in this tricky situation just a couple of weeks ago. Not knowing one person’s views from the other, I felt some friends might...
by Wine Explorer | Jul 23, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Orange wine. Virtually unknown 30 years ago, in recent months the style has become so popular even Newsweek (not exactly on the viticultural vanguard) has been asking: “Orange wine is taking over, but what is it?” No, orange wine is not made from oranges. It’s made...
by Wine Explorer | Jul 17, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
***Before we start today, have you seen our resident wine expert Julien Miquel’s tasting videos for our American Collection? If not, you can watch them at this link. *** Out in Northwestern Argentina, we pray for rain. The idea of intentionally restricting our vines’...
by Wine Explorer | Jul 10, 2020 | The Wine Explorers Letter
We’re busy shipping the American collection, including: a dry-farmed pinot (only 900 cases made) an organic take on “Rutherford dust” an inky, cold-soaked cab sauv fermented in small lots a wild-yeast tempranillo from the Pacific Northwest a co-fermented, limited...