A New Partnership in Beaujolais
Joseph Drouhin / Domaine des Hospices de Belleville, Morgon 2014 (Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., $21): Joseph Drouhin is one of...
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The Cosmos of Rosé Wine
Bonny Doon Vineyard, Central Coast, Vin Gris de Cigare 2015 ($18) and Il Ciliegiolo Rosato, Tracy Hills 2015 ($24): Now...
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Coastal Pinot Noir, Still and Sparkling
Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills (California) Pinot Noir “Southing,” 2013 ($80): Lately, the wines of coastal California seem...
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One of the World’s Riesling Stars
Frankland Estate, Frankland River Region (Western Australia) Netley Road Vineyard Riesling 2014 (Quintessential, $35): I always sit down to a...
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The Site Determines the Grape Varieties
Tenuta di Arceno, Toscana IGT (Italy) “Arcanum” 2010 (Sovereign Wine Imports, $100): Wine producers in the central part of Italy’s...
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Nostalgia in the Present
Albatross Ridge, Carmel Valley-Monterey County (California) Chardonnay, Estate 2013 ($55): I can still remember the first California Chardonnay that wowed...
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The Good Gets Better
MacRostie Winery and Vineyards, Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, Cummings Vineyard 2013 ($56): Not all that long ago, it seems,...
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The Expression of a Place
Presqu’ile Winery, Santa Maria Valley, Chardonnay Presqu’ile Vineyard 2013 ($45): If the format of this column were different from what...
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Pinot Gris with Texture and Flavor
Mt. Beautiful, North Canterbury (New Zealand) Pinot Gris 2014 (Mt. Beautiful USA, $19): When most wine drinkers think of New...
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Mountain Do
La Jota Vineyard Co., Napa Valley – Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 and Cabernet Franc 2012 (each $75): I have...
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Another Pinot Noir Discovery
Maggy Hawk, Anderson Valley (California) Pinot Noir “Hawkster” 2012 ($66): I’m never surprised to discover a type of wine that...
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Cabernet Still Excels in Washington State
Tamarack Cellars, Columbia Valley (Washington State) Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 ($36): I remember the early days of Washington wine, when prevailing...
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