Started making sourdough on Jan 1st and think I’ve made some progress ????

Sopressa, low moisture mozz, parm, chilli oil and basil. Really digging my pizza bases recently, the gozney dough container is a game changer!

Worked an event as a somm this evening and got to take this baby home???? didn’t get the chance to really sit and taste it and think about it (like a nerd) until about 1am

Stupidly complex on the nose, even from this young vintage and after being open about 5 hours. There’s super ripe black fruits. Oak notes, the chocolate and baking spices. A lot of herbal complexities like dried fennel and anise and leather

‼️ BAD VIBES ALERT ‼️

Sadly the wine had seen just barely too much air by the time I got to taste it at home???? Some VA before the finish that just totally threw the rest of the palate off. I do still remember tasting it right after I opened it, and enjoying the massive structure and the herbaceous finish.

Really hope y’all who can afford this wine are stashing them away and not drinking them. There’s a LONG, LONG future ahead for this one.

Please be kind : D

Breades chicken cutlets fried in olive oil, shredded whole and low fat mozzarella, freshly chopped basil, shredded parmesan, homemade vodka sauce, and a nicely toasted French loaf, toasted with oil and vinegar and a dash of balsamic. So fucking good.

I bought a 2004 Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis for my birthday. I am so excited… I had to scratch the itch.

Beautiful translucent brick-ish color & the nose is like perfume! It is taking me straight to early summer (welcome in this frigid weather we’ve been having) Red berries, flowers- rose?, supported by something earthy, woody. I could just smell it all day.

Bear with me as I am still learning the “language” of tasting notes. BUT! The acidity and tannin here are really a part of the fruit. Instead of tasting fruit AND acid, or fruit with a layer of wood on top of it, this wine gives the fully integrated experience of a foraged forest strawberry, or maybe sour cherry. The perfume, the earth, and the berry sweetness and tartness are a harmonious and singular experience as much as they are parts of a whole.

Under $50 and fantastic. And especially fantastic on another below-freezing, snowed-in, music playing & kids pattering around afternoon. i love it!

And I can’t wait for my birthday Barolo. It will be my first Barolo (and first non-fortified wine) with any notable age. I would wholly welcome any advice on optimizing that experience, feedback on my notes, or pointers on where to go from here if I love these wines!

Large pan, sausage and pepperoni, always extra sauce. Never misses. Pal Joeys.

Right Cream. Denver, CO.

Super tasty double smash burger. Pickles, American cheese special sauce. A bit salty, but will definitely go again. The fries were very good as well. $15 for both. (That’s only half the portion of the fries.