Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Contributor

A Welcome Harbinger of Spring

Grgich Hills Estate, Napa Valley Fumé Blanc 2012 ($30): The dead of winter is an unlikely time to be thinking about...

Duckhorn Vineyards, Napa Valley Merlot, Three Palms Vineyard, 2010 ($90): I recently sat down to a tasting of eight Napa...

If you didn’t know that this is a Spanish wine from the Priorat region, its meaty, herbal, spicy Mediterranean aromas...

This wine from the Priorat region of northeastern Spain is a blend of Grenache and Carignan in equal parts. The...

I have decided that one of my (wine) resolutions for 2014 will be to keep a closer eye on Washington State Syrah. I have...

Moët & Chandon, Champagne (France) “Grand Vintage” 2004 (Moët-Hennessy USA Inc., $58): A couple...

Smith-Madrone, Napa Valley-Spring Mountain District (California) Riesling 2012 ($27): I can count on one hand and maybe a...

Fulcrum Wines, Chalone Appellation (California) Pinot Noir Brosseau Vineyard 2011 ($55): It was a lucky day early in...

Bonny Doon Vineyard, California “A Proper Claret” 2012 ($16): In the wacky world of wine that proprietor...

Tres Sabores, Napa Valley “¿Por Qué No?” 2010 ($28): I have known Julie Johnson for decades but,...

Joseph Drouhin, Nuits-Saint-Georges (Burgundy, France) 2010 (Dreyfus, Ashby & Company, $63): If you enjoy reading...

La Valentina, Colline Pescarese IGT (Abruzzo, Italy) Bianco Pecorino 2012 (Dalla Terra, $16): You could have made a comedy...