Purple Hearted

Matayer wine
Matayer
Another Purple Heart that hits close to home. A Moishe Mayer and Matar Winery collaboration brought to life by Todd Germann's ability to understand exactly what I was looking for in this wine label.
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Artist Series Pinot Noir Moishe Mayer
The Artist Series Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara
This medal is 100% influenced by everything that my collaborators and I had to do to make this project possible. Much unlike the rest of points and medals… 
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Tsatsis Purple Heart
My 2022 Wine Revelation
My 2022 revelation is three-fold: Greek wine is girthy and gracious.  Xinomavro is up there with Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo in my life.  Domaine Tatsis is a solid Greek wine producer. 
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Paolo Conterno Barolo 2016
Post D4 Fun
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Our first meeting post D4, no blinds, all fun. We had studied hard for months so we celebrated accordingly. The spit glass was our stomach.
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rhoneissance
My Rhôneissance
So I’m in whole a Rhôneissance thing right now. The Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Gigondas, the big Pape-A…All things considered, at least the #WSETDiploma program has given me that, because prior to, I never knew about these outstanding wines that are so...
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Franco Traversa
Traversa, I love you.
Visiting Traversa was one of those wine-made moments I’ll never forget. The people, the land, Nebbiolo, Barbera…the people! Their wines vibrate, limestone-licked and expressed. The winemakers’ warmth present in every sip.
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azimut negre
The Purple Heart Award
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The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the CEO of Purple Mouthed to any wine of the world who, while poured under competent (ish) authority in any capacity with Kendal Montgomery, has been LOVED and drank in its...
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