Battling the Breeze at the Monterey County Trade Tasting @ ediblemontereybay.com

"I sincerely enjoyed listening to the banter at the Silvestri table, for example, where Francisco Ramos was pouring an impressive lineup of wines from the Carmel Valley ranch of owners Alan and Sandra Silvestri to distributor reps. Although I was clearly not in on the jokes, it was abundantly clear that they were having a great time. The 2019 Barbera and 2019 Rising Tide Pinot Noir were very nicely done, especially the former, which shows lots of ripe fruit but enough sass to keep it from getting raisin-y. Remember Raisenettes? This wine, thankfully, is not like that. Barbera dumps acid really fast when it finally gets to flavor, and catching it just right is like being in the perfect place for an eclipse......."

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