A Wine So Good It Ruined My Underwear and a Sense of Expertise

Massican “Gemina” 2024

Massican “Gemina”
Varieties: Falanghina, Greco, Fiano¹
Region: Northern California²
Year: 2024
Price: $38
Available from Massican

I don’t like the term “wine expert.” How can anyone claim mastery over something so fluid—shaped by shifting climates, evolving cultures, and the unpredictability of time itself? It’s like calling yourself a “river expert,” as if you could give a TED Talk on every tributary, delta, and floodplain on Earth, ignoring the fact that a river never flows the same way twice.

But for the hell of it,
let’s go ahead and call me one.