Wherein I raise my glass to a versatile summer wine that’s like Reese Witherspoon in a glass.
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Here’s part of my discussion with Julien Castell, winemaker at Castell-Reynoard in Bandol, talking about vintage variation and why 2009 was a good year for him to create a new wine.
Drinking wine is easy. Tasting it is hard. That’s why I’m introducing The Tastemaker, an occasional series on STBNY about the challenges, joys and mysteries of wine tasting.
Wherein I raise my glass to a versatile summer wine that’s like Reese Witherspoon in a glass.
Happy anniversary to me and Paul! We celebrated with a fantastic dinner at Blue Hill Stone Barns, where we ate and drank well — and did a little inter-species mingling.
Sam Argetsinger was one of the highlights of the TasteCamp experience. Argetsinger is a grower who oversees his eponymous family vineyard on the east side of Seneca Lake. I’m not sure if he would approve of me calling it “his” vineyard, however.
