Events Spinning the 2020 Wine World, January
Events in the world of wine are progressing at an increasingly breathless pace. AppellationsTen calls attention to current news that is shaping the wine world in some way. Take note […]
Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux – the 2020 Tasting of Vintage 2017
The US tour of the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) convened in January for 2020, as customary. Organized by Balzac Communications, the Bordelaise vignerons 133-member wineries brought their […]
2016 Angove Grenache Shiraz Warboys McLaren Vale
2016 Angove Grenache Shiraz Warboys Vineyard McLaren Vale (Credit Angove) 92 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich Having tried Angove’s GSM (see my review January 2020) I was anxious to evaluate Angove’s […]
2016 Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre Angove Family Winemakers McLaren Vale
2016 Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre Angove Family WInemakers Credit Angove 90 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich I have long been a fan of the GSM blend from France’s Rhone Valley. But that’s […]
2017 Roux Beauté Roussanne Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2017 Roux Beauté Roussanne Yangarra Estate Vineyard 94 points, AppellationsTen, Michael Rockich When I was first introduced to Yangarra Estate’s Roussanne at Wine Australia’s Winter Trade Tasting about a year […]
The Great Big Bacchanalia: a Singular Pinot Noir Happening
The Great Big Bacchanalia at the Farallon How would you like an opportunity to taste, evaluate, and focus your attention on a single wine varietal at a tasting, also a […]
Events Spinning the 2019 Wine World, October
Great Retsina, an Oxymoron No More Wine versus pine Understanding Perceived Minerality in Wine Rocks in your wine Climate Change Is Altering the Taste of the World’s Great Wines Even […]
