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Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Porto

Wine time humor

Boring wines 7-2-2025

Wine time humor

Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco, Alentejo DOC 2022

Günter + Regina Triebaumer Blaufränkisch Reserve, Burgenland, Austria 2019

Château de Valcombe Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2022

VARA Winery VARAxLG Brut Blanc de Blancs American Sparkling Wine NV

GCOW by the glass—mass production and quality

Expensive wine 6-25-2025

Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2020

Buscado Vivo O Muerto Chardonnay La Verdad, San Pablo, Argentina 2019

GCOW by the glass—wine glass sizes

GCOW by the glass—malolactic conversion

Domaine Bousquet Ameri Malbec, Gualtallary Single Vineyard 2020

Famiglia Cotarella Sodale Merlot Lazio 2020

Domaine des Bernardins Beaumes de Venise Red Rhone Wine 2022

What’s with Texas wine? 6-18-2025

Shilda Winery Rustaveli Old Vineyards Saperavi Qvevri, Kakheti, Georgian Republic 2022

Gus Clemens brain freeze

Compris Vineyard Wavelength Estate Chardonnay, Chehalem Mountains AVA 2021

Mayacamas Vineyards Merlot Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley 2022

Domaine Bousquet Gaia Cabernet Franc, Gualtallary Vineyards, Mendoza, Argentina 2018

Wine time changes 6-11-2025

Textbook Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley The Pey Family 2023

Del Dotto Vineyards St. Helena Mountain Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Block 2, Napa Valley 2019

Bodegas Virgen del Galir Pagos del Galir A Malosa Godello, Valdeorras DO, Spain 2020

Three Sticks Pinot Noir Gap’s Pinnacle, Gap’s Crown Vineyard, Sonoma Coast 2021

Amity Vineyards Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2022

Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling Finger Lakes 2023

Wine-mood pairings 6-4-2025

Rombauer Vineyards California Zinfandel 2021

Dutcher Crossing Grace Reserve Russian River Valley Brut Rosé NV

Cave des Vignerons de Chablis La Porte d’Or Bourgogne Chardonnay AOC 2023

Viña Apaltagua Reserva Pinot Noir Estate Grown, San Antonio Valley, Chile 2020

Joseph Phelps Sauvignon Blanc, St. Helena, Napa Valley 2022

Markham Vineyards Blue Boots, Calistoga, Napa Valley 2022

Warm weather wine 5-28-2025

Viñas Queirolo Intipalka Valle del Sol Syrah, Ica Valley, Peru 2019

Otronia 45º Rugientes Rosé, Patagonia Extrema, Argentina 2020

Stewart Sauvignon Blanc, Oakville, Napa Valley 2023

McGrail Vineyards Patriot Cabernet Sauvignon Livermore Valley 2019

Cantina Zaccagnini il vino ‘dal tralcetto’ Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Red Wine, Italy DOC 2022

Cava confusion 5-21-2025

H&B Provence Rosé 2023

Mayacamas Vineyards Chardonnay Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley 2023

Trapiche Medalla Malbec, Mendoza 2020

Rodney Strong Sauvignon Blanc Alexander Valley, Sonoma County 2024

Hahn Family Wines California Chardonnay 2022

Bodega DiamAndes Perlita Malbec-Syrah, Valle De Uco Mendoza, Argentina 2020

Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2020

Stags’ Leap Petite Sirah Napa Valley 2020

Winery wars 5-14-2025

E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2023

La Crema Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Trapiche Terroir Series Chardonnay Finca Las Piedras Single Vineyard, Los Árboles, Mendoza, Argentina 2021

Tenuta Argentiera Eco di Mare Vermentino Toscana IGT 2022

Domaíne Vincent Carême Vouvray Plaisir Ancestral 2021

Beaulieu Vineyard Georges De Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2020

AVIVO Wines Red Wine 2021

Mother’s Day 5-7-2025

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Aveta Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley 2023

Coppo Wine Cellars Pomorosso, Nizza DOCG 2021

Stewart Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Goldeneye Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley 2022

Rapaura Springs Rohe–Dillons Point Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 2022

Château Montplaisir Éclats Côtes du Rhône Villages Blanc 2022

The future of wine 4-30-2025

Miguel Torres Ándica Sauvignon Blanc, Valle de Curicó, Chile 2024

Tenuta di Arceno Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2020

Golan Heights Winery Yarden Chardonnay, Galilee 2021

Lake Sonoma Winery Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Vara Tinto Especial Vino Tinto Español 2020

Poliziano Lohsa Morellino di Scansano DOCG 2019

Questions and answers 4-23-2025

Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023

Balletto Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley 2023

Markham Vineyards Merlot Little Cannon Vineyard, Napa Valley 2021

Stoller Family Estate History Red Blend, Columbia Valley 2020

BONUS wine time humor

Sokol Blosser Estate Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Oregon 2020

Questions and answers 4-16-2025

Three Sticks One Sky Vineyard Chardonnay, Sonoma Mountain 2021

The Prisoner Wine Company California Red Wine 2022

Domaine Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko 2022

Etude Blanc de Noirs, Grace Benoist Ranch, Carneros 2020

Stemmari Cantodoro Rosso Sicilia Riserva, Sicilia DOC 2018

La Mascota Vineyards Unánime Chardonnay, Argentina 2020

BONUS wine time humor

Mayacamas Vineyards Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2013

Viña Maquis Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2022

Wine complexity 4-9-2025

Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2022

Ceretto Barolo DOCG 2019

Gillmore Vigno Old Vines Carignan Dry Farmed, Maule Valley, Chile 2015

Domaine de Montine Tricastin-Grignan-Les-Adhemar Blanc Cuvée Gourmandise 2022

Beaulieu Vineyard BV Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2022

Sandeman Founder’s Reserve Ruby Porto

Why no negatives? 4-2-2025

Pasqua Mai Dire Mai Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2013

Ettore Wine Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino 2019

W. & J. Graham’s 30 Years Tawny Porto

Château de Pez 2nd Pez Saint-Estèphe 2020

Kopke 20 Years Old White Porto

Moone-Tsai Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2022

Wines for spring 3-26-2025

La Scolca Bianco Secco Gavi dei Gavi DOCG 2022

Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny Porto

Bonterra Sauvignon Blanc, California 2023

Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Toscana Riserva DOCG 2019

Dow’s 20 Year Tawny Porto

Texas wine ascendent 3-19-2025

Three Sticks Casteñada Rosé, Sonoma Coast 2023

Golan Heights Winery Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon, Galilee 2021

Schuchmann Wines Vinoterra Saperavi Kakhetian Dry Red Wine, Kakheri, Georgia 2021

Carpineto Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019

Dr. Konstantin Frank Célèbre Riesling Cremant, Finger Lakes NV

Wine bottle closures 3-12-2025

Domaine Bousquet Malbec, Tupungato Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2022

Bodega DiamAndes Perlita Chardonnay, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina 2022

Sogrape Vinhos Silk & Spice Red Blend 2022

AI evaluation 3-5-2025

Skipstone Wines Preface by Skipstone Proprietary Red Wine, Alexander Valley, Sonoma 2021

Hahn Family Wines SLH Chardonnay 2021

BONUS wine time humor

Left Coast Cellars Latitude 45º Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Oregon 2021

Cockburn’s No. 1 Special Reserve Porto NV

Dow Vale do Bomfim Douro DOC Red Wine Blend 2020

Grapes by the numbers 2-26-2025

Etude Pinot Noir Carneros, Grace Benoist Ranch 2020

Wine bottle sizes 2-19-2025

San Felice Chianti Classico DOCG 2021

V. Sattui Winery Rosato di Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County 2022

Mendes & Symington Monção e Melgaço Contacto Alvarinho Vinho Verde DOC 2023

Château Beaubois Denim by Beaubois, AOP Costiéres de Nîmes 2019

Wine for Valentine 2-12-2025

Kopke White Colheita 2005 Porto

Privé Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay, Dundee Hills AVA 2022

Bodegas Valdemar Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Entre Nosotros 2021

Champagne Ayala A/18 Le Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2018

Gripes and opinions 2-5-2025

Maison Sainte Marguerite Symphonie Rosé, Côtes de Provence 2022

Viña Garcés Silva Family Vineyards Amayna Sauvignon Blanc, Leyda Valley, Chile 2020

Donnafugata Floramundi Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicilia DOCG 2021

Terre di Balbia Fervore Magliocco Calabria Rosso IGT 2018

Baron Philippe de Rothschild Escudo Rojo Gran Reserva, Chile 2019

El Coto de Rioja “Coto de Imaz” Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2016

Blending terms 1-29-2025

Lyric Wines Pinot Noir, Monterey County 2022

Sealionne Wines Lvtetia Syrah, Walla Walla Valley AVA 2022

Varvaglione Cosimo Varaglione Collezione Privata Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy DOC 2020

Ehlers Estate Portrait Red Wine, Napa Valley 2022

Types of blends 1-22-2025

Ty Ku Saké Silver Premium Junmai

Wedding Oak Winery Chenin Blanc, Texas High Plains, Phillips Vineyard 2023

Eleven Eleven Wines Sauvignon Blanc, Rutherford, Napa Valley 2022

Origami Saké White Lotus Unfiltered (Nigori), Hot Springs, Arkansas

Varietals and blends 1-15-2025

Tenuta Cucco Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba DOCG 2020

BONUS wine time humor

Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma 2021

Domaine Perrault-Jadaud Sec Les Grives Soûles Vouvray 2021

1000 Stories American Barrel Aged Pinot Noir 2021

Wine scores 1-8-2025

Tenuta Cucco Barolo Cerrati 2020

Otronia Pinot Noir, Patagonia, Argentina 2020

Balletto Vineyards Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 2021

BONUS wine time humor

Tasca d’Almerita Tenuta Regaleali Nero d’Avola, Sicilia DOC 2020