Seeking a wine to boost my feelings of happiness, I cracked last night:
1. Massican annia NapaVlly WW (12.5%; 55% RibollaGialla/39% TocaiFriuliano/6% Chard) Calistoga 2017: Med.gold color; really lovely Ribolla/white pepper some floral/carnations slight herbal/new mown Kansas hay rather chalky/perfumed slight pencilly quite aromatic bit complex nose; quite tart/tangy rather floral/carnations/RG/white pepper slight metallic rather chalky/mineral/perfumed talc slight herbal tangy/zesty/bright flavor; very long/lingering crisp/zesty finish that follows flavor; a bright/zesty/spicy expression that speaks more of Friuli RG than NapaVlly; no signs of skin-contact as is common in RG; quite a lovely RG that can go another 6-8 yrs probably & develop more depth & complexity; a wine sure to bring you happiness.
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More bittlestrack from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. WhiteRock, the LosAlamos suburb where I live, was recently named the happiest small town in the USofA:
Happiest Small Town ,
beating out such US garden spots as Espanola/NM and Tonganoxie/KS. The article pretty well captures the essence of WhiteRock, though fails to mention that there is more Carlisle & Bedrock wines, per capita, than any other town in this Great Nation. And it laments that WhiteRock has only one bar (assuming they are referring to Pig+Fig), but highlights they do have a a Cannabis operation in the village. But, anyway, the article is an interesting read. You are all welcome to move to WhiteRock so that, you too, can find happiness.
I've known DanPetroski/Massican since we first met at the first Ribolla Fest hosted by Steve Matthiasson featuring the Ribollas from the George Vare vnyd. He was originally the winemaker at Larkmead, a Cabernet house in Calistoge (can't imagine a more boring job) but recently left to focus on his Massican wines. Not sure where he now makes his wine. His focus is on the style of wines made in Friuli, for which he does a very good job. I very much like what Dan is doing. Especially as he's broadened his focus to include wines made by his friends in the Massican style. These are wines sure to bring an inner glow of happiness to your soul.
Tom