The Wine on Wednesday

• Vintage Port 2022 – I received these three samples from Taylor’s a few months ago, tasted them, but never posted my notes. If you have a child born in 2022, you could buy a case for her or him. Even if you haven’t, they are worth buying. While all three are approachable now, they will last for twenty years, […]
• Bodegas y Viñedos de Ponce Manchuela – I recently spent a few days in La Mancha, the world’s largest vineyard with over 150 thousand hectares of vines. To put it in perspective, La Mancha has more land under vines than all of Australia. At one time it was the source of much uninspiring bulk wine or distilled into brandy, but there are […]
• FOUR NEW SHERRIES FROM O’BRIENS – O’Briens recently introduced some great wines from two exciting Sherry producers. Both are family-owned with a long and noble history. More importantly, both produce some great wines. Bodegas Barón was founded in 1895 by Manuel Barón Fernández. His wife’s family had been involved in the sherry business for ten generations, so they could claim to […]