Samuli Pasanen
@smulip.bsky.social
Wine writer / Photographer / Drone operator / Podcast host. I’ll stick to wine & food related topics here.
Living between 🇫🇷 / 🇫🇮.
Living between 🇫🇷 / 🇫🇮.
Bien de Altura wines made by Carmelo Peña are worth seeking out. Subtropical vineyards at 1100-1400 meters above sea level.
January 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Bien de Altura wines made by Carmelo Peña are worth seeking out. Subtropical vineyards at 1100-1400 meters above sea level.
Wines from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Arrived yesterday and I’m already quite impressed. Any recommendations for places to visit? I’ll be hopping around Grand Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote for a few weeks.
January 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Wines from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Arrived yesterday and I’m already quite impressed. Any recommendations for places to visit? I’ll be hopping around Grand Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote for a few weeks.
Perks of doing a podcast episode on cult wines. Pignan is an insanely good wine and this 2010 was singing today. 😋
January 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Perks of doing a podcast episode on cult wines. Pignan is an insanely good wine and this 2010 was singing today. 😋
2024 I got to taste Montelena Cab 2013 and Chardonnay 2018. Cab was awesome, just the right age: good freshes and fruit still there and aging adding complexity and drinkability to it. Chardonnay was good, but one can find cheaper & better wines from southern burgundy IMO // Judgment of me 2024
December 30, 2024 at 3:15 PM
2024 I got to taste Montelena Cab 2013 and Chardonnay 2018. Cab was awesome, just the right age: good freshes and fruit still there and aging adding complexity and drinkability to it. Chardonnay was good, but one can find cheaper & better wines from southern burgundy IMO // Judgment of me 2024
I guess sweet Bordeaux is the opposite of trendy, but with little bit of age they are tasty. I got the Cerons for my niece as she just turned 18 and stunningly she liked it (or faked liking it very well). The Caillou was from a friend and happened to be from my birth year. 🎄 Merry Christmas!
December 26, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I guess sweet Bordeaux is the opposite of trendy, but with little bit of age they are tasty. I got the Cerons for my niece as she just turned 18 and stunningly she liked it (or faked liking it very well). The Caillou was from a friend and happened to be from my birth year. 🎄 Merry Christmas!
Banyuls was correct! This is from Templiers where they age the wines outside in barrels.
December 20, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Banyuls was correct! This is from Templiers where they age the wines outside in barrels.
Nope! But the vineyards do look a bit same as somewhere in Greece.
December 20, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Nope! But the vineyards do look a bit same as somewhere in Greece.
Quiz: where do they make & age wine like this?
December 20, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Quiz: where do they make & age wine like this?
My local wine bar in Finland had some gems for our company’s Christmas party. 😍
December 20, 2024 at 10:06 AM
My local wine bar in Finland had some gems for our company’s Christmas party. 😍
I’m writing a story about wine travel in France with trains and a bike. Went to Jurançon in October and just loved it. One of my favorite regions. This amphitheater vineyard was bonkersly sweet spot.
December 19, 2024 at 2:31 PM
I’m writing a story about wine travel in France with trains and a bike. Went to Jurançon in October and just loved it. One of my favorite regions. This amphitheater vineyard was bonkersly sweet spot.
Played around with the drone a bit as well. This is Château Carsin, organic winery and vineyard. Did my first harvest here back in 2012.
December 15, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Played around with the drone a bit as well. This is Château Carsin, organic winery and vineyard. Did my first harvest here back in 2012.
Had the pleasure of drinking a bunch of Domaine de Villaine last night. Bangers. Pinots were great as well, but the whites really hit the right spots for me.
December 15, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Had the pleasure of drinking a bunch of Domaine de Villaine last night. Bangers. Pinots were great as well, but the whites really hit the right spots for me.
Question: what winery / visit to a vineyard has made the biggest impression on you?
I can go first: Tondonia blew my mind even after many years in the wine business. Amazing place: a working piece of history. Just incredible.
Fun trip with fellow wine nerd @vsaarinen.bsky.social
I can go first: Tondonia blew my mind even after many years in the wine business. Amazing place: a working piece of history. Just incredible.
Fun trip with fellow wine nerd @vsaarinen.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Question: what winery / visit to a vineyard has made the biggest impression on you?
I can go first: Tondonia blew my mind even after many years in the wine business. Amazing place: a working piece of history. Just incredible.
Fun trip with fellow wine nerd @vsaarinen.bsky.social
I can go first: Tondonia blew my mind even after many years in the wine business. Amazing place: a working piece of history. Just incredible.
Fun trip with fellow wine nerd @vsaarinen.bsky.social
Lost my Montelena virginity tonight in Loupiac. Napa as, I know it, is definately not my top regions, but this wine was very enjoyable and balanced. Still very youthful. Good Monday red.
December 9, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Lost my Montelena virginity tonight in Loupiac. Napa as, I know it, is definately not my top regions, but this wine was very enjoyable and balanced. Still very youthful. Good Monday red.
Went to open doors weekend at Pessac-Leognan. Tasted some nice wines, but the newly renovated Chateau Olivier was just stunning. Beautiful place to visit if in Bordeaux area. Their wines are also good quality/price for the appellation. I’m a big fan of Pessac-Leognan whites.
December 9, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Went to open doors weekend at Pessac-Leognan. Tasted some nice wines, but the newly renovated Chateau Olivier was just stunning. Beautiful place to visit if in Bordeaux area. Their wines are also good quality/price for the appellation. I’m a big fan of Pessac-Leognan whites.
This is quite cool. Cadillac is lifting up the women who are in charge of some of the most interesting wines in the region.
November 30, 2024 at 10:35 AM
This is quite cool. Cadillac is lifting up the women who are in charge of some of the most interesting wines in the region.
And how to find cool new wines in Bordeaux? For me a good place is La Cave in Cadillac. Owners Claire & Adam are English and their sommelier Elliot is very very good with finding wines. Lots of small & upcoming wineries with good pricing.
November 29, 2024 at 11:55 AM
And how to find cool new wines in Bordeaux? For me a good place is La Cave in Cadillac. Owners Claire & Adam are English and their sommelier Elliot is very very good with finding wines. Lots of small & upcoming wineries with good pricing.
So these light extraction red are getting more popular and more delicious among the bio producers in the less discovered parts of Bordeaux. This small vineyard is on their second year and the wine makes you smile like young Bordeaux usually doesn’t. Easy drinking and very affordable. I love it.
November 29, 2024 at 11:48 AM
So these light extraction red are getting more popular and more delicious among the bio producers in the less discovered parts of Bordeaux. This small vineyard is on their second year and the wine makes you smile like young Bordeaux usually doesn’t. Easy drinking and very affordable. I love it.
Alentejo and its villages with Talha winemakers of all sorts was truly a unique experience. Read @simonwoolf.bsky.social book Food Trodden and plan a trip. I can try to help with tips as well.
But after a week of very traditional Portuguese food&wine, these modern Lisboan craft beers taste awesome
But after a week of very traditional Portuguese food&wine, these modern Lisboan craft beers taste awesome
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Alentejo and its villages with Talha winemakers of all sorts was truly a unique experience. Read @simonwoolf.bsky.social book Food Trodden and plan a trip. I can try to help with tips as well.
But after a week of very traditional Portuguese food&wine, these modern Lisboan craft beers taste awesome
But after a week of very traditional Portuguese food&wine, these modern Lisboan craft beers taste awesome
And this is the best guide book for learning about Portuguese wine regions and interesting producers.
November 24, 2024 at 1:14 PM
And this is the best guide book for learning about Portuguese wine regions and interesting producers.
Blowing away the olive oil that protects the wine from oxidation to get a sneaky taste. Perfect day at XXVI Talhas.
November 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Blowing away the olive oil that protects the wine from oxidation to get a sneaky taste. Perfect day at XXVI Talhas.
Inspiring visit and dinner with the wonderful Natusvini family. Intelligent and wholesome wines. This region is full of tasty surprises. In the bowl is dried sap for lining the talhas.
November 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Inspiring visit and dinner with the wonderful Natusvini family. Intelligent and wholesome wines. This region is full of tasty surprises. In the bowl is dried sap for lining the talhas.
These young winemakers at Gerações da Talha are making super delicious terroir driven wines. Lovely adega to visit in the heartland of talha wines.
November 22, 2024 at 5:34 PM
These young winemakers at Gerações da Talha are making super delicious terroir driven wines. Lovely adega to visit in the heartland of talha wines.