Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
I was toting barges and lifting bales in the cellar. When I returned to the table there were four folks (strangers to me) sitting with a bunch of food and bottles. I popped one and they popped one:
Felsina 2009 Chianti Classico Riserva "Rancia" - harmonious acidity, clean and pure, I wish the mid-palate were a little fatter though
Cowan Cellars 2009 Syrah, Bennett Valley - transparent, lightweight on the palate, in fact unusually delicate, floral, but also a little shy
One of the couples was from Oregon so we started talking Oregon wines. Their tastes (e.g., Beaux Freres, Penner Ash, Bergstrom) run a bit bigger than mine. So, we cross-talked for a while (...I'd heard of 1 or 2 wineries they mentioned, they hadn't heard of any the ones I mentioned).
Then, they started pitching Washington State syrah, especially Reynvaan and their "Result of a Crush" project.
And then we switched to other topics, like how long it's going to take people to stop being rude with their mobile phones and how awful Donald Trump is.
Felsina 2009 Chianti Classico Riserva "Rancia" - harmonious acidity, clean and pure, I wish the mid-palate were a little fatter though
Cowan Cellars 2009 Syrah, Bennett Valley - transparent, lightweight on the palate, in fact unusually delicate, floral, but also a little shy
One of the couples was from Oregon so we started talking Oregon wines. Their tastes (e.g., Beaux Freres, Penner Ash, Bergstrom) run a bit bigger than mine. So, we cross-talked for a while (...I'd heard of 1 or 2 wineries they mentioned, they hadn't heard of any the ones I mentioned).
Then, they started pitching Washington State syrah, especially Reynvaan and their "Result of a Crush" project.
And then we switched to other topics, like how long it's going to take people to stop being rude with their mobile phones and how awful Donald Trump is.
