The 2022 Sheldrake Point Wild Ferment Dry Riesling is a lovely Finger Lakes Riesling that will impress you with its combination...
Tenute Silvio Nardi, Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany, Italy) Poggio D’Oria, 2019 ($150, Kobrand)
This stellar Brunello comes from a single vineyard in the northwest section of the DOCG, near their estate. In a word, it is...
Lundeen, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Sparkling Brut NV ($40)
Michael Lundeen, a third-generation Oregonian, is passionate about crafting small-production sparkling wines using traditional...
Bouza, Uruguay (South America) Albariño 2024 ($28)
Albariño recently overtook Chardonnay in the number of acres planted in Uruguay, and this fresh wine shows why. Ten percent of...
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Georges Duboeuf, Beaujolais Nouveau (France) 2024 ($15, Quintessential)
Those who scoff at Beaujolais Nouveau have forgotten how to be amused and bemused. Some might remember when the 1988 Nouveau was...
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Mont Marçal, Cava (Catalonia, Spain) Brut Guarda 2022 ($27, The Sorting Table)
Sparkling wines are growing in popularity thanks to the continuously improving quality and availability of sparkling wines. Mont...
Sarah’s Vineyard, Santa Clara Valley (California) Pinot Noir “Dwarf Oak” 2020 ($22)
This Pinot Noir is named after a diminutive 100-year-old native oak adjacent to the vineyard and is winemaker/owner Tim Slater’s...
Bodegas Elías Mora, Toro (Castilla y León, Spain) La Senda del Los Lobos “Gran Elías Mora Añada Singular” 2018 ($90, Grapes of Spain / Aurelio Cabestrero)
Made entirely from the Tinta de Toro strain of Tempranillo grown in a single, high-elevation vineyard with 80-year-old vines,...
Jean-Baptiste Adam, Crémant d’Alsace (France) Brut Rosé NV ($30, The Sorting Table)
Made from biodynamically farmed Pinot Noir vines said to be 45+ years old, this Brut is quite unusual for Alsace. The wine was...