From the Journal
Tasting reports, event write-ups, the occasional digression. 198 posts so far.
2 Sept 2025
Mixed Bag Vol. 18
A classical eclectic mix
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1 Sept 2025
Barolo Secret Meeting in Pantagruel
Notes from a Barolo night that got beautifully out of hand
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27 Aug 2025
Muse Club x Barberry Garden #1
A fairy tale tasting in the Rusanivka part
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18 Aug 2025
Those Beautiful Eyes
Augalevada Time Machine: Opening the Past to Understand the Present
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17 Aug 2025
Piero Busso by Vasyl Velykanskiy
Three generations of precision in Barbaresco
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12 Aug 2025
Champagne Bag Vol. 6
Five Champagnes showcasing extraordinary diversity
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5 Aug 2025
The World of Filipa Pato
A quietly powerful journey through Bairrada - from chalky fizz to ancient-vine Baga - all in support of those who hold the line.
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31 Jul 2025
German Potential
Six producers redefining modern German wine
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10 Jul 2025
Site Updates Vol. 8
We Actually Fixed the Wine Filtering Disaster
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30 Jun 2025
Tales from Loire
Loire's natural wine rebels: Blot, Robinot, Bain, Puzelat, Bernaudeau, Joly. Plus cork taint, last-minute replacements, and an Armenian gate-crasher.
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24 Jun 2025
Ried Between the Vines
An Austrian Wine Journey
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20 Jun 2025
Mineral, Funk, and Play
Celebrating Wine Wine's Frankivsk arrival with seven liquid ambassadors.
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12 Jun 2025
Comm. G.B. Burlotto Barolo Vertical
If you want to experience Burgundy-like aromatic elegance, Barolo structure, and intellectual complexity, this is your producer. Few others match this stylistic tension between fragrance and structure, between ancient methods and modern clarity. Burlotto is not about power. It's about grace - but the kind of grace that quietly tears you apart.
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10 Jun 2025
Flesh and Stone: DRC Edition
A quiet encounter with wine's most intimidating names.
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3 Jun 2025
Oh My Syrah
Five Syrahs from five (actually, four) places - one grape, different answers.
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31 May 2025
Vinul Moldovei Vol. 3
An unpretentious dive into Moldovan wines.
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30 May 2025
Roses de Jeanne by Ivan Omelchenko
Finally made it to a Roses de Jeanne tasting - somewhat chaotic, not quite cathartic, but absolutely worth it.
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28 May 2025
White Loire by Svitlana Serhiivna
A Dionysian detour through white Loire @Garage.
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