I’m continually on the lookout for a particular sort of white wine. I’m fine with racy, linear whites when the...
The Distinctive and Very Fine Wines of Crete
Climate change is often accused of driving European winegrowing northward – see the increasing success of England’s...
Montalcino’s Poggio di Sotto: Still in Good Hands
There’s always a certain trepidation when a highly regarded “cult” winery changes hands, especially when a...
Gigondas: Emerging to the Limelight
Twenty years ago, when I began studying wine professionally, Gigondas’s status was hard to define. As a budding...
Bibi Graetz’s Innovative Twists in the Super Tuscan Genre
The “Super Tuscan” designation embraced a wide swath of wines, most of which first appeared in the last decade or...
Chardonnay on the Rise in Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Given its success with Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley Chardonnay seems like a slam dunk white for the region. It has taken...
2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Considered in Context
Over the past decade or more there have been a few trends that have been relatively universal across the world of wine. ...
Tasting is Believing: Age-Worthy Italian Whites from Gavi
It’s a common enough belief among casual wine drinkers that white wine should be enjoyed young, or even, as young as...
At Long Last: Subzone Designations for Chianti Classico
It can be very easy for a wine brand or a region to get a little too obsessed with a particular marketing message, sometimes to...
The ‘Banks’ of Chablis
When wine aficionados talk about “banks” they’re usually either talking about Bordeaux, or perhaps about the...
Decoding the Way to Excellence from Austria
I’ve long been a fan of Austrian wine and, from a professional perspective, an admirer of the Austrian wine...
Three Regions for Autumnal Gewurztraminer
One of the interesting things happening with German wine is the increasing numbers of non-Riesling wines making their way into...