Annia Napa Valley Tocai Friulano Blend

Citrus. Mineral. Viscous. With decent acidity. Awesome with pan seared salmon with a dash of pepper and lemon.

Light lemon, sea water, crushed stone. Bright with good acidity.

Massican never disappoints. Mild lemon, sea water, minerality. Just plain good.

I must brag…. Petroski and I are engaged in a wonderful old school D&D campaign.

Myer lemon, unripe pear, white flowers, crushed shells. Just ordered a mix Massican case of the 2021’s…to start. Pairs so well with oysters.

Interesting - and yes I know it’s a “hip” wine on virtually every list on the east coast. But I’m more like …meh. Very easy to drink, and a crowd pleaser, but don’t give this to the Kim Crawford drinkers at your bar.

So what does it mean for a wine to be “drinkable?” We tend to throw that word around a lot in wine writing or criticism, but what does it really mean? For me it’s a perfect combination of seamlessness and deliciousness. Seamless in that there’s no single texture, flavor, or sensory quality of the wine that sticks out and calls attention to itself. Deliciousness in the delight of its flavors and aromas. The combination makes bottles disappear soooooo fast. Clearly I did not buy enough bottles of this wine, which offers a stunningly easy-to-drink melange of white flowers, Asian pears, apple, and pomelo pith layered over a stony core shot through with seawater. A blend of 48% Tocai Friulano, 41% Ribolla Gialla, and 11% Chardonnay, it’s one of California’s most iconic white wines in my book. 2018 Massican “Annia” White Blend, Napa Valley, CA. Go @danpetroski, go! ⁣

Over ripe lemon, herbal medicine, crushed stone, lingering finish.

Intriguing wine and pretty flexible with various seafood.

Over ripe lemon, honeysuckle, slightly herbal, minerality. Unique.