MAGNIER has won his FOURTH straight stage of the extremely fraudulent Tour of Guangxi! Will we have the first French WT stage race winner in years? We find in tomorrow's queen stage, but first, it's time for another /WORLD TOUR WINE/ !!

Our exploration of China continues with a blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from the Helan Mountains of Ningxia. This is biodynamically made, which is a natural method of vitification that uses the phases of the moon and other witchy ideas to help manage the grapes in the vineyard. Although the idea sounds like absolute bullshit, I actually love biodynamic wine. Usually the lunatics who have enough energy to do it are really taking care of their vines and vineyards, and they produce wines of great beauty and terroir.

Silver Heights "The Last Warrior" White Blend 2022 ($28)

Was a bit spooked because of a large amount of cloudy stuff floating in bottle. A bit of research revealed its biodynamic origin and I relaxed. Pours a pale straw gold. The nose is a bit reductive with light flint and green melon, light vanilla. The palate is lightly juicy with just a bit of tropical fruit then a pleasant textural, green finish. Acidity low-moderate, finish is short. This wine is simple, but actually quite transparent in its fruit and winemaking style. It's okay, no major issues, but not very interesting either.

This weekend we finish with our last /wtw/ of the year. I'll probably have a little retrospective and highlight some of my favorite bottles of the year, so look out for that.