From the Journal
Tasting reports, event write-ups, the occasional digression. 198 posts so far.
1 May 2026
UA or Not UA
An impromptu blind tasting - three UA bottles hidden in eight, introducing our new friends from Brazil to Ukrainian winemakers.
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28 Apr 2026
Mixed Bag Vol. 21
Eight blind bottles at Lo Kyiv - a Lessini Durello pet-nat, Loire Chenin, old-school Rioja blanco, Champagne, Galician Mencía, Burgenland Cab Franc, Treiso Nebbiolo, and a 10-year Madeira to close.
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19 Apr 2026
Site Updates Vol. 10
A New Coat of Paint, a Command Palette, and Your Own Cellar (If You Ask Nicely)
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9 Apr 2026
Site Updates Vol. 9
The Site Is Alive — Registration, Personal Pages, and Your Own Score
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7 Apr 2026
Fleury
Seven Fleury Champagnes spanning 1992 to 2025 - thirty-three years of biodynamic Côte des Bar.
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6 Apr 2026
Random Party: April 6, 2026
Six bottles from an impromptu gathering that turned into one of the most emotional evenings of the spring.
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1 Apr 2026
Tuscany Blind by Alessio
Eight wines, seven Tuscan, one intruder. All blind.
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31 Mar 2026
Sabotage Wine Club Vol. 2
Envínate, Augalevada, and the Atlantic edge - slate, volcano, sea.
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26 Mar 2026
Borgogno Riserva
Five Borgogno Riservas spanning 1958-1978, a Soldera 2000, and one of the best evenings in recent memory.
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25 Mar 2026
π-not vol. 2
The Pinot family reunion continues - wider map, deeper contradictions, same question.
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3 Mar 2026
Mixed Bag Vol. 20
Wines I love to drink at home - a long-overdue evening for supporters, built on personal favourites
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11 Nov 2025
Bérêche i p'ješ: Issue #1
Six bottles from Bérêche & Fils. Six different personalities. This is what exceptional Champagne farming looks like.
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8 Nov 2025
Vinul Moldovei Vol. 4
An unpretentious dive into world of Moldovan wines.
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21 Oct 2025
Mixed Bag Vol. 19
Eclectic wines, grateful hearts, and drones for defenders - a charity tasting built on generosity
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14 Oct 2025
Amigos Blancos Vol. 3
Oxidative whites & patient friends
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27 Sept 2025
Bottes Rouges by Ivan Omelchenko
Les Bottes Rouges lands in Kyiv: brilliant wines that demand your patience
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23 Sept 2025
Norm Wines Vol. 4
Wines you can actually buy without doing irreversible damage to the family budget.
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9 Sept 2025
Sous Voile, Sans Stress
Serhii's Greatest Hits (and your first vin jaune crisis)
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