Wine & Food Pairings
Salt-Winds Over Chalk: Salon Blanc de Blancs 2008
Unique plant-forward pairings and mythic perspective for Salon Blanc de Blancs 2008 Salon Blanc de Blancs 2008 food pairing.
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Napanook 2016: The Bordeaux Rebel With A Napa Soul
The Dominus Napanook 2016 is a 96-point Bordeaux blend (84% Cabernet Sauvignon) from Napa's Napanook Vineyard. It features pure blackcurrant, lavender, and fine-grained tannins, offering exceptional elegance and ageability through 2034.
Wineries
Faith in Fermentation: The Story of Domaine Huet
Discover the story of Domaine Huet — Vouvray’s temple of Chenin Blanc. From Gaston Huet’s post-war devotion to biodynamics and timeless sweet wines, explore how faith, limestone, and patience made this Loire estate a legend
Vintages
2015 Pfalz: Golden Heat That Crystallized to Clarity
Explore the 2015 Pfalz Riesling vintage: hot, dry season, stony vineyards, and top producers like Von Winning and Bürklin-Wolf. Poetic tasting notes, style snapshot, and realistic drink-or-hold windows to guide your cellar from now through 2040.
Wine & Food Pairings
The Hymn of Limestone and Moonlight: Domaine Georges Roumier Musigny 2017
A mythic Domaine Georges Roumier Musigny 2017 food pairing—Geshtinanna’s ode to limestone, starlight, and the sacred alchemy of the vine.
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Antinori’s Assassin White: The 2022 Cervaro della Sala Will Ruin Your Chardonnay Habit
Listen up, because I’m only going to say this once: if you think you know what an Italian white wine is, you’re about to be shown the door. Antinori’s Cervaro della Sala 2022 is not your nonna’s patio wine. This is the Chardonnay assassin from Umbria,
Vintages
Mendoza 2010 — The Altitude That Stilled the Heat
Explore Mendoza’s 2010 vintage, where Andean altitude, cool nights and a cooler-than-average season forged Malbec with rare balance: dark fruit, violet, mineral tension and fine tannins. A vintage that trades sheer power for clarity, precision and quietly confident longevity.
Wineries
Mathematics and Mischief: The Story of Ramos Pinto
Discover the story of Ramos Pinto — the visionary Port house that fused art, science, and seduction. From Adriano Ramos Pinto’s revolution in 1880 to today’s precision and passion, explore how the Douro’s fire was turned into golden harmony
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The Iron Fist In The Velvet Glove: Why Taylor Fladgate 2016 Will Outlive Your Stock Portfolio
The 2016 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port is an investment-grade, declared vintage, known for its colossal structure, intense black fruit, and sublime balance. With high-90s critic scores, it is built for long-term cellaring, peaking between 2035 and 2070+.
Investment Reports
Clos Apalta 2017: Silvanus Gallops, Markets Tremble
When Bacchus mounted his spectral white stallion Silvanus to outrun a drought demon over the Andes, vines burst beneath their hooves. That same surge now stirs a 100-point Chilean icon priced for resurrection. Legend on moonlit granite Few know the tale of Silvanus, the ghost-horse conjured from mist and moon-foam
Wine & Food Pairings
The Silence of the Earth: Romanée-Conti 1945
A lyrical exploration of Romanée-Conti 1945 food pairing — vegetarian elegance, truffle pasta, and the soul of Burgundy in a single glass.
Tasting Notes
Billecart-Salmon Louis Salmon 2012: The Chardonnay Laser Beam
The 2012 Louis Salmon is the crystalline voice of the Côte des Blancs in a magnificent vintage. Pass on this, and you'll be telling stories about "that bottle you almost bought" while your smarter friend pours the last glass.