Kermit Lynch, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Valley, France 2024 certifiedorganic This is first-class Guatemalan rum

This is first-class Guatemalan rum is made from virgin sugar cane honey--the first press of the sugar cane that's boiled down to thicken--rather than molasses

slightly sweet notes of strawberry and cherry overlay a heady bouquet of dried rose petals

Dom Perignon has wonderful elegance and balance with cooked apple

Under most circumstances

this wine shows black cherry

Kermit Lynch, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Valley, France 2024 certifiedorganic This is first-class Guatemalan rum64% Grenache, 21% Syrah, 8% Mourvdre, 6% Carignan, and 1% Marselan. This southern Rhne red originates half an hour east of Avignon, just outside a town whose name begins with Chteauneuf and whose vineyards are littered with the Rhnes most quintessential terroir feature: the rounded river stones called galets rouls. No, this is not the Chteauneuf du Pape that brought the region fame through its history of papal schism and legendary wines, but