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  1. Select Highlights from the Wines of Portugal Tasting : Vinography

    I must admit, I was nervous. It was the very first trade and media tasting opportunity since San Francisco emerged from the Orange Tier of COVID-19 status.…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Portuguesewine #Arinto #Portugal #scores #tastingnotes #tradetasting #Wine #winecriticism #WinefromPortugal #WineofPortugal #WinesofPortugal
    diningandcooking.com/2553020/s

  2. Taking a Closer Look at Mexican Wine : Vinography

    As a curious wine lover, I taste as widely as I possibly can. Which is to say, when I get the opportunity, I always want to try things I’ve never had before. Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to taste a few Mexican wines, but perhaps only a dozen i…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #BajaCalifornia #mexicanwine #mexico #scores #tastingnotes
    diningandcooking.com/2347054/t

  3. Fcukers - Baggy$$
    Origin: NYC
    Tasting Notes: Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, Opus III

    Let's be real: I'm not sure Fcukers are trying too hard. Their debut E.P. is 6 tracks cobbled together from the most basic components, each one feeling like a demo from some other band complete with scratch vocals:

    Groove Armada - Bon Bon (demo)
    Opus III - Never Give Your Heart (demo)
    Fatboy Slim - Homie Don't Shake (demo)
    Nightmares On Wax - UMPA (demo)
    Cinematic Orchestra - I Don't Wanna (demo)
    Carl Cox - Tommy (demo)

    The entire aesthetic here seems to be, "eh, fuck it, good enough, you hungry?"

    Whether this is a deliberate choice or not I can't say, but it certainly works: the forced indifference and unapologetically derivative production lends the record a kind of cool, a permission to have fun and not think about it, to just vibe. And I do, I vibe and mightily.

    #NowPlaying #techno #indiesleaze

    #TastingNotes