This is a restrained style of Pinot Noir, and it offers red fruits such as red currants and bitter cherry along with anise...
Badenhorst, Coastal Region (South Africa) 2010
The slightly confected red and blue fruits, tobacco and herbs, brown spices and white pepper that are suggested by this...
Badenhorst, Swartland (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2011
Tree fruits dominate this wine, including mealy apple, spiced pear, and quince jam. The ripe and cooked qualities...
Betts & Scholl, Barossa Valley (South Australia) Grenache 2008
This is an open and expressive style of wine with appealing notes from the moment it is opened. Candied and dried...
Bodegas Protos, Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León, Spain) 2008
Protos is a co-operative that produces classic wines from both the Ribera del Duero and Rueda DO’s. The wine...
Bodega Convento San Francisco, Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León, Spain) 2008
This is considered a classic vintage, and the Bodega Convento San Francisco has made a classically-styled wine. ...
Bodegas Aalto, Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León, Spain) 2009
This wine pushes the limits of balance. Yet, the wine manages to maintain an elegance for its massive size. ...
Widgets with a Kick: The Upshot of the Constellation Deal
There was wine news this week that will very likely affect the wines you see on the shelf the next time you head into your local...
L.A.’s New Wave of Wine Bars
I moved to Los Angeles from wine-savvy San Francisco in 2004, with little sense of just what kind of wine town it was, but soon...
The Anxiety of Opening, Part I
A colleague of mine recently sat down to interview an importer of French wines. They discussed some of the great wines in...
California Syrah: Finding the Middle Ground
This past weekend marked the 17th edition of Hospice du Rhône, a celebration of Rhône varieties worldwide that places American...
Discoveries in the Rhône
There's luck and there's luck, and I consider arriving in Avignon from Marseilles at dusk on a spring day, with the fading sun...