Whether in its two decade career there has ever been a vintage when Kopár/Kopar could be called “red wine of the year” I couldn’t tell, but I am in no doubt that none of its rivals could match its consistency. Not by a mile. Unfortunately, its bright career is also littered by less than glorious moments like the reluctant revelation that the grapes only partially come from the Kopár vineyard and years later the half-hearted name change, the steep increase in production etc. But striving for objectivity, or at least impartiality is something I would never give up on and I’d rather go silent than falsify my experience to make it conform to my theories or biases. Good wine is a minor miracle, let’s not look aside when it reveals itself. Continue reading “Render unto Caesar – Gere Kopar 2016” →