12/15/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Deep ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with red plum, dark plum, tobacco, vanilla and spices. Medium taste of red plum, dark plum, tobacco, vanilla and spices. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Full body. A very good Moldavian Red. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

12/15/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Full ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with dark plum, vanilla, spices, mint and red plum. Medium taste of dark plum, red plum, vanilla, spices and black pepper. Long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good red blend from Eastern Europe. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

12/14/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with strawberry, cranberry, forest floor and charred wood. Medium taste of strawberry, cranberry, red cherry, forest flier, charred wood and dried herbs. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Cape South Coast Pinot Noir. Drink now or over the next five years. goes well with pork or veal.

12/14/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with red cherry, strawberry, forest floor, leather and charred wood. Medium taste of strawberry, red cherry, forest floor and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Yarra Valley Pinot Noir. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with pork or veal.

12/13/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with red cherry, stems, chocolate, forest floor, grass and dried herbs. Medium taste of red cherry, forest floor, grass and dried herbs. Long and dry finish. Medium acidity. High tannins. Medium body. A very good Rosso Di Montepulciano. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

12/13/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with red cherry, tobacco, leather, mint, potting soil, forest floor and chocolate. Medium (+) taste of red cherry, tobacco, leather, charred wood, forest floor and chocolate. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Chianti Classico. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

12/12/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium (+) and youthful nose with strawberry, red cherry raspberry and white pepper. Medium taste of strawberry, red cherry, raspberry, leather and dried herbs. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Frappato. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with duck, pork or poultry.

12/12/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium purple colour. Small and lazy bubbles. Medium and youthful nose with blueberry, dark cherry, black raspberry and lemon. Medium taste of blueberry, dark cherry, blackcurrant and lemon. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Austrian PetNat. Drink now. Goes well with pork or veal.

12/11/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium cloudy pink colour. Medium and youthful nose with red cherry, strawberry, wild raspberry, red currant, walnuts, mushrooms and white flowers. Medium taste of red cherry, strawberry, wild raspberry, blueberry and mushrooms. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Sicily Rosato. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with duck, pork or poultry.

12/11/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium gold colour. Medium and developing nose with bruiced apple, lemon, yellow apples and mushrooms. Medium taste of bruiced apples, lemon, yellow apples and mushroom. Long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A very good Sicily White. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

5/8/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with red plum, dark plum, vanilla, charred wood, baking spice, black pepper and black olives. Medium (+) taste of red plum, dark plum, prune, charred wood, tobacco, baking spice, black pepper, leather, black olives, licorice and potting soil. Long and dry finish. High acidity. High tannins. Full body. A very good Sierra Foothills Cabernet Franc. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with beef, game and veal.

5/7/2024 - SuperSomm Does not like this wine:

Deep ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with generic vanilla, generic plum, generic blueberry, generic black cherry and sweet spices. Medium taste of generic vanilla, generic plum, generic blueberry, generic black cherry and sweet spices. Short and semi-sweet finish. Low acidity. Light tannins. Full body. An acceptable Languedoc-Roussillon Rouge with too much sweetness and artificial vanilla and oak. Drink now. Goes well with beef or lamb.

5/6/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, ripe white peach, ripe lemon, charred wood, butter and wet stone. Medium rare of ripe green apples, ripe white peach, ripe lemon, charred wood, butter, walnuts and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Bourgogne Blanc that has matured well. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

5/5/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and youthful nose with ripe green apples, ripe white peach, ripe lemon, peach, beeswax, honeysuckle and flint. Medium taste of ripe green apples, ripe white peach, ripe lemon, peach, beeswax, honeysuckle and flint. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Erste Lage Riesling with great complexity. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish, shellfish or sushi.

5/4/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe green apples, lemon, charred wood, toast and chalk. Medium taste of ripe green apples, lemon, toast, chalk and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Fort Ross Seaview Chardonnay. Drink now or over the next six years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

12/10/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, toast, butter, bread and wet stone. Medium taste of yellow apples, toast, butter, bread and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good English Sparkling. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with shellfish.

12/10/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium lemon colour. Pronounced and developing nose with ripe green apples, baked lemon, ripe peach, mango, honey and acacia. Pronounced taste of ripe green apples, ripe lemon, ripe lime, ripe peach, mango, honey and acacia. Long and semi-sweet finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Riesling Spätlese. Drink now or over the next fifteen years. Goes well with cheeses, fruit and berries and spicy food.

12/9/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, butter, brioche and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of yellow apples, lemon, butter, brioche and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Vintage Champagne. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or shellfish.

12/9/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Pronounced and developing nose with smoke, slate, volcanic soil and charred wood. Pronounced taste of yellow apples, lemon, slate, smoke and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Grauburgunder GG. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

12/8/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe green apples, peach, white peach, lime, flint and petroleum. Medium taste of ripe green apples, peach white peach, lime, flint and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Mosel Riesling. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish, sushi and shellfish.

12/8/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium cloudy orange colour. Medium and youthful nose with apricot, nectarine, orange zest, orange and chamomile. Medium taste of apricot, nectarine, orange zest, orange, fennel and hay. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Alsace Orange Wine. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with sushi or vegetables.

12/7/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with strawberry, raspberry, chocolate, dried herbs and smoke. Medium taste of strawberry, red currant, chocolate, dried herbs and rubber. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A very good German Spätburgunder. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with poultry or pork.

12/7/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, cheese and wet leaves. Medium taste of yellow apples, lemon, cheese and wet leaves. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Portuguese White. Drink now or over a couple of years. Goes well with cured meat or cheeses.

12/6/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, butter, brioche, lemon and wet stone. Medium (+) taste of yellow apples, butter, brioche, lemon, mushrooms and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good NV Champagne. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat.

12/6/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium orange colour. Medium and youthful nose with the orange, peach, strawberry, lemon lavender and wet stone. Medium taste of oranges, peach, strawberry, lemon and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Mediterranean Rosé. Drink now. Goes well with fish or poultry.

12/5/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Light and youthful nose with lemon, lemon drop and wet stone. Light taste of lemon, lemon drop and wet stone. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A good Portugese White that lacks complexity and length. Drink now. goes well as an aperitif.

12/4/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale gold colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, smoke, butter and charred wood. Medium (+) taste of yellow apples, lemon, smoke, butter and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good German White in a reductive Burgundy style with great potential. Drink now, but preferably wait a couple of years, up to ten years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

12/4/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with red apples, red currant, toast, bread and wet stone. Medium taste of red apples, red currant, toast, bread and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good German Sekt with great potential. Drink now or over the next ten years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with poultry.

12/3/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium lemon colour. Pronounced and developing nose with smoke, charred wood, butter, ripe yellow apples, ripe peach, ripe lemon and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe yellow apples, ripe peach, ripe lemon, smoke, charred wood, butter, wet stone and flint. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Puligny-Montrachet. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish, poultry or shellfish.

12/3/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour. Pronounced and developing nose with baked yellow apples, ripe peach, baked lemon, apricot, wet leaves, caramel, butter, honey and wet stone. Pronounced taste of ripe yellow apples, baked lemon, ripe peach, apricot, caramel, butter, honey, wet leaves, charred wood and leather. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good and well matured Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

11/1/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium (-) and developing nose with green apples, lemon, bread, toast and wet stone. Medium taste of green apples, lemon, bread, toast, mushrooms, rubber and wet stone. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Sekt. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well as an aperitif.

12/2/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe red plum, vanilla, forest floor, cinnamon, wet leaves and charred wood. Medium taste of ripe red plums, vanilla x forest floor, cinnamon, charred wood and wet leaves. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium (-) tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Cru. Drink now or over the next couple of years. goes well with duck, light game or veal.

12/2/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe red apples, peach, mango, pineapples, petroleum, honey, honeysuckle, slate and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe red apples, ripe lime, peach, mango, honey, slate and wet stone. Lo my and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Pfalz Riesling GG. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with shellfish or sushi.

12/1/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with ripe yellow apples, peach, smoke, lemon, flint and charred wood. Medium (+) taste of yellow apples, peach, smoke, lemon, white peach and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Yara Valley Chardonnay. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

12/1/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with smoke, flint, yellow apples, lemon, toast and charred wood. Medium taste of smoke, flint, yellow apples, lemon, toast and charred wood. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Adelaide Hills Chardonnay. Drink now. Goes well with cheeses, fish or shellfish.

11/2/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale pink colour. Light and youthful nose with raspberry, redcurrant, lemon and wet stone. Medium (-) taste of redcurrant, lemon and wet stone. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good German Rosé. Drink now. Goes well with fish or salads.

5/3/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium salmon colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe peach, ripe raspberries, ripe morello cherry, violets, almonds and marzipan. Medium taste of ripe peach, ripe raspberry, ripe morello cherry, ripe lemon, almonds and marzipan. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Light tannins. Medium body. A very good Piedmont Nebbiolo Rosé that is slightly better than previous vintages. Needed half an hour of air to open. Drink now. Goes well with mushrooms, pork or veal.

5/2/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium ruby colour. Medium (+) and developing nose with red plum, black plum, vanilla, charred wood, tobacco, black pepper, dried dill and coconut. Medium (+) taste of red plum, dark plum, vanilla, charred wood and black pepper. Medium (+) long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium (-) tannins. Medium body. A very good Napa Valley Merlot. Drink now or over the next six years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

5/1/2024 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Very pale pink colour. Small and lazy bubbles. Medium and developing kar with pomegranate, ripe wild strawberry, peach, licorice and white flowers. Medium taste of peach, pomegranate, strawberry, licorice, red currant, lemon and lime. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Lambrusco that is very pale compared to others. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with poultry.

11/30/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale lemon colour. Medium and developing nose with yellow apples, lemon, peach, cream and wet stone. Medium taste of yellow apples, peach, lemon, cream and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good White Beaujolais Villages. Drink now or over the next couple of years. Goes well with fish or shellfish.

11/30/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale gold colour. Small and lively bubbles. Medium and developing nose with ripe red apples, lemon, bread, toast, charred wood and wet stone. Medium taste of ripe red apples, ripe lemon, bread, toast, charred wood, wet leaves and wet stone. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A very good Blanc de Noir Champagne. Drink now or over the next five years. Goes well as an aperitif, or with cured meat or poultry.

4/30/2024 - SuperSomm wrote:

Pale pink colour. Medium (-) and youthful nose with strawberry, wild strawberry and ripe lemon. Medium taste of wild strawberry ripe red currant, ripe lemon, dried herbs and raspberry drop. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium body. A good Sonoma Coast Rosé that lacks some complexity and length. Drink now. Goes well as aperitif.

11/29/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colour with purple edges. Medium and youthful nose with red plum, dark raspberries, almonds, crowberry, black pepper and dried herbs. Medium taste of red plum, dark raspberries, almonds, crowberry, black pepper and dried herbs. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Nouveau. Drink now or over the next year. Goes well with duck, pork or veal.

11/29/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale ruby colour. Medium and youthful nose with strawberry, raspberry, rose petal and rose hip. Medium taste of strawberry, raspberry, cranberry, hay and dried herbs. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau on the floral side. Drink now or over the next year. Goes well with mushrooms, poultry or veal.

11/28/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and youthful nose with banana, tutti frutti and red cherry. Medium taste of banana, tutti frutti, red cherry and hay. Medium long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A good Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau with a hint of volatile acidity. Drink now. Goes well with duck.

11/28/2023 - SuperSomm wrote:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and youthful nose with banana, red cherry, hay and chocolate. Medium taste of banana, red cherry and hay. Medium long and dry. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A good Beaujolais Nouveau. Drink now. Goes well with pork.

11/27/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium purple colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe red plum, raisins, prune, hay and black pepper. Medium taste of ripe red plum, prune and hay. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Nouveau. Drink now. Goes well with duck, pork or poultry.

11/27/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium purple colour. Medium and developing nose with ripe red plum, morello cherry, hay and dried meat. Medium taste of ripe red plum, morello cherry, hay and iron. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Nouveau that developed in the glass. Needed an hour of air to open. Drink now. Goes well with duck or pork.

11/26/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colour. Medium and youthful nose with thyme, chocolate and black pepper. Medium taste of strawberry, red cherry, thyme, cocoa and black pepper. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Nouveau that is very herbal. Drink now. Goes well with mushrooms, pork or poultry.

11/26/2023 - SuperSomm Likes this wine:

Pale ruby colour. Medium (+) and youthful nose with strawberry, cocoa and hay. Medium taste of strawberry, raspberry, cocoa and hay. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Low tannins. Medium body. A very good Beaujolais Nouveau. Drink now. Goes well with pork or poultry.