by Ray Johnson | Mar 2, 2010 | Alto Adige, Italy, Lagrein, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir
This region holds a particular place in my heart. Linda and I visited some of the top producers of the region this summer and hiked the magnificent mountains. This Tyrolean region is beyond picturesque and vies with Stellenbosch as the most beautiful wine region in...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 7, 2009 | California, Central Coast, Lagrein
Praxis, Central Coast, Lagrein 2007 My hat is off to Praxis for making wine from this grape, so celebrated in the Alto Adige yet almost unknown in California. The New and Old Worlds come together in the glass with ripe cherry fruit, a dusting of vanilla, a little...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 16, 2008 | Alto Adige, Italy, Lagrein
Cantina Terlano, Alto Adige, Gries, Lagrein, Riserva DOC 2004 This is still a baby with ample structure and notes of tar and earth. There’s a sense in which this reminds me of a young and reductive Northern Rhone Syrah. Let this one sit for 5 years or pair with...
