It’s 2021! At last, the 24/7 dumpster fire that was 2020 has reached its inauspicious end, and a new beginning is upon us. so, is it time for New Years Resolutions, or should we just commit to breathe in and then breathe out and say that’s the most we should shoot for at this point? In this episode, I’m joined by Kate Cunningham (@katethegreat), host of Wine Date With Kate The Great, to talk about the one resolution we want to keep for 2021, the “wine resolution” that will make us better drinkers…and the one resolution we know won’t make it past the first week.
And that’s what’s really at the heart of this decision: I can’t shake this story or these characters. It’s what I always come back to. So, I think this is The Universe trying to tell me something: finish this story before you move on to something else. And so I will.
The 2016 Altocedro Gran Riserva Malbec es muy loco, but in all the good ways. To start, Altocedro harvests from 70-year-old vines from a 107-year-old vineyard. Not unusual, especially for Mendoza malbec. BUT, then they take the harvested Malbec in whole clusters and barrel co-ferment with 4% Semillon in French oak.
The 2017 Clay Shannon Cabernet Sauvignon is almost equal parts Napa Valley and Lake County fruit, but is definitely100% Cabernet… Read More »Clay Shannon Cabernet Sauvignon