My 2023 tasting list

[Robin Garr]

While the forum is working ...

I had to pull this together today for the tax man (wine writers get deductions, yeah!) and I thought it might be fun to post all the wins I purchased for review in The 30 Second Wine Advisor here. You've seen my WTN posts on some of them, although most of the over-$20s were reserved for the subscription-only paid-tier subscribers. Anyhoo, I had fun going back down last year's Memory Lane, and I hope you'll enjoy the list too.

Chronological list from December back to January:

Jean-Paul Brun 2022 “Le Ronsay” Beaujolais ($ ($15.99)
Noval Black Reserve Porto ($29.99)
Frescobaldi 2020 Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Reserva ($14.99)
Jean-Paul Brun 2018 “Charme” Crémant de Bourgogne ($24.99)
Famille Perrin 2020 “Nature” Côtes du Rhône ($13.99)
Albert Bichot 2020 Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes de Pinot Noir ($26.99)
Rio Madre 2021 Graciano Rioja ($15.99)
Le Rocher des Violettes 2020 “Les Borderies” Montlouis-sur-Loire ($21.99)
Kuentz-Bas 2022 Alsace Blanc ($17.99)
Terratorium 2021 Santa Lucia Highlands Tondré Grapefield Vineyard Riesling ($29.99)
Chidaine 2021 Touraine Rouge ($19.99)
Brooks 2021 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir ($35.99)
Mocali 2019 “Fossetti” Rosso Toscano ($15.99)
Croft 10 Year Old Tawny Porto ($29.99)
Bodega Garzón 2020 Uruguay Tannat Reserva ($17.99)
E. Guigal 2018 Crozes-Hermitage ($32.99)
Nieto Senetiner 2020 “Don Nicanor” Mendoza Malbec ($17.99)
Cottanera 2019 Diciasettesalme Etna Rosso ($31.99)
Erné 2021 Costa Toscana Vermentino ($14.99)
Albert Bichot 2021 Viré-Clessé ($25.99)
Jadix 2022 Picpoul de Pinet ($14.99)
Domaine de Chantemerle 2021 Chablis ($26.99)
Barossa Valley Estate 2020 Barossa Valley “GSM” ($12.99)
Penfolds 2020 Bin 28 South Australia Shiraz ($26.99)
Julien Braud 2020 “Les Vignes du Bourg” Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie ($14.99)
Famille Perrin 2021 La Vieille Ferme Blanc ($7.99)
Vietti 2020 “Perbacco” Langhe Nebbiolo ($29.99)
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2022 Central Coast Le Cigare Orange ($14.99)
Domaine Pierre Martin 2022 Sancerre Chavignol Rosé ($24.99)
Delaille 2022 Domaine du Salvard Cheverny Loire Rosé ($19.99)
Domaine Lafage “La Rétro” ($17/liter)
Maison L’Envoye Moulin-à-Vent ‘Terre de Thé” ($19.99)
La Spinetta “Derthona” Timorasso Colli Tortonesi ($26.99)
Château de Varennes Beaujolais-Villages ($10.99)\)
Lapostolle 2019 Rapel Valley Chile “Grand Selection” Cabernet Sauvignon ($13.99)
Laroque 2021 Cité de Carcassonne Chardonnay ($13.99)
Château German 2018 Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux ($12.99)
Babylonstoren 2022 South Africa Chenin Blanc ($15.99)
Santa Cristina 2020 Toscana ($10.99)
Masciarelli 2020 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo ($12.99)
Dei 2020 Rosso di Montepulciano Toscana ($18.99)
Blandy’s Aged 5 Years Sercial Dry Madeira ($24.99)\)
Santa Marina 2020 Toscana Rosso ($8.99)

[David M. Bueker]

If I were to post my 2023 list the forum would definitely fail for lack of bandwidth.

[Robin Garr]

[Jenise]

You drink more wines than your posts here suggest you do!

We drink ~ 480 bb a year - one a day with the trouble and strife and the others mostly with Jenise et al. I haven't added your list up but you do seem to be keeping up your end on this!

[Robin Garr]

You drink more wines than your posts here suggest you do!

The portion over $20 - roughly half - go only to paid Wine Advisor subscribers because their support makes it possible for me to buy the wine. I post some of the less pricey wines from the free edition here, but to be honest most of you don’t show much interest in $10-$15 wines even though they’re good qpr.

I do post the affordable wines that I find particularly interesting, but they don’t get a lot of response, maybe because I don’t write punny headers.

I hear you, though. I’ll try to be more diligent about posting my TNs that aren’t paywalled.