Natural Wine Freak

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View fullsize That’s for all you out there saying there ain’t no good Pinot coming out of Cali-f**king-fornia. That 2016 Pinot crafted by the one and only Matt Taylor is all you could ask for from the king of all grapes. Feels like that young, outgoing
View fullsize Talking about Pineau d’Aunis, something’s cooking in Occidental, California. Matt Taylor fell in love with Chenin (duh – who wouldn’t??), and figured the oceanic climate over here might have more to do with the Loire than with
View fullsize FYI, Benoît Courault makes a Pineau d’Aunis rosé that will send all the rosés you know straight back into the locker room... thanks a bunch @o2inwine for sharing this beauty with us! #🌹 . #yeswayrosé #roséalld
View fullsize If you’re gonna brunch in LA, do it in style, à la LA. Like heading to Sawyer, ordering their hand cut fries and pairing that with juicy BYOB Sandhi Rosé bubbles. I’m pretty sure there’s a study out there by some very
View fullsize Concentration level? Through the roof! A very fun experience to witness Raj go through a casual Tuesday morning tasting – read 70+ wines in less than an hour! One look, one sniff, one swirl, one sip, one spit. Verdict. Repeat. Meanwhile I&rsquo
View fullsize Why look at the wine list when you can pick your bottle straight from the shelves?! Hell yeah, I love those – and I know you do too. The one at Bibi Ji, curated by the man @rajatparr, has all you’d need to bring the Capwell and Lockridge
View fullsize I knew about a few villages in France that had planted Chasselas, the Swiss grape ‘par excellence’, but Sicily?! Really?! Well, turns out there’s someone crazy enough down there to produce a skin contact Chasselas that tastes likeyo
View fullsize Ever heard of veraison? No, not Verizon, the other one... ‘véraison’ marks the transition from the berries’ growth stage to the ripening stage. It’s the time at which the berries start picking their color, and here at D
View fullsize How much can one possibly learn in one day? Well, if you spend that one day with the man himself, Rajat Parr, the answer is, a LOT. How inspiring it is to witness that much knowledge and achievement from the most humble and down to earth person I&rsq