Betsy was making a savory bread pudding (ham, mushrooms) from Tartine cookbook and needed some white wine. The next day I tasted the 2018 Drouhin St. Veran. Year after year, one of my top QPRs in white Burg. Apple and pear, floral notes and a little nutskin, full but with plenty of acidic verve. B+/B

I made coriander/Aleppo chicken with cauliflower, salad. I didnt think Id need the Durand for the
2006 Alesia (Rhys) Green Valley Pinot Noir, but it was the cork from hell. Crumbled/disintegrated, tried using Ah So and just moved it around, eventually punched a hole through and decanted through screen. The wine was actually fine, red cherry and cranberry, some spice, good acids, plenty of life. B/B+


Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C
drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency,