Adriana Fabbro

9.2

Pastille & pennies. It takes a true bad ass to make just one single wine vintage after vintage. Respect. — 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

One of the Wines of the Night at MO’s. — 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

Make traditional method Carricante a thing. Salty lemon pastry. — 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.2

It’s being a while since I’ve pounded a Priorat and Pissarres delivered — the right balance of raspberry, blueberry and black slate. Pure, intense fruit and earth unadulterated by new oak. Great pairing with Gochujang (other favorite pairings include Pinot Gris Ramato or Bedrock Evanghelo Zin). — 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.1

The Lord has heard my prayers; California Frappato is finally happening, and who better to introduce it than Ryan and Megan of Ryme.

Fragrant red berry nose with undertones of bay leaf.

— 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.5

Gorgeous.
— 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

YES. So much acid.

Napa Schuerebe. May have already been ripped up by now. Apparently made a mean late harvest dessert wine.
— 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

Another contender for Wine of the Night at MO’s. — 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

Always one of my top orange wines. — 2 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.9

This was over a month ago, but with my dad back in hospitals / rehab / generally drugged and delirious (2024 has been one helluva ride), I can’t stop thinking about the last bottle we shared when things were better and, for a flash, almost normal.

And what a bottle it was. Fennel, strawberry, balsamic… still so young…constantly evolving in the glass.. brick dust… sage and oregano on the finish.

My dad and I have always had a challenging relationship, but he’s always shown me what’s good in life and for that I am grateful. He postponed his last round of chemo a day to share a special birthday bottle with me and there’s no one else in the world I’d rather have shared it with.

I’ve just had a lot less to say about wine lately (and a lot less to say generally) despite tasting so many things most weeks. It’s just a fucking beverage. But, then again, it’s also so much more.

My sister shared a note she found on the floor of my dad’s office. We think it’s from the day he received the diagnosis… or got the divorce papers from my mother. He made a printed list titled, “Things that don’t suck” Nebbiolo was number 5. No actual humans made the list, so my sister was a little bummed. But I understand. We disappoint; Nebbiolo rarely does.

Salud. — 2 months ago