Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Contributor

Off the Beaten Path

Zocker, Edna Valley (California) Grüner Veltliner, Paragon Vineyard, 2012 ($20): The smile on my face as I opened a...

Liparita, Napa Valley-Oakville District (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 ($55): I blind-tasted a group of California...

Maison Roche de Bellene, Bourgogne Blanc (France) Chardonnay Vieilles Vignes 2010 (Loosen Bros., USA, $25): “Trust...

This is the least expensive of three Pinot Noirs that Talbott makes from its winery estate in interior Monterey, and it has the...

Ten Acre Winery, Santa Lucia Highlands (California) Chardonnay, 2012 ($28): Living on the East Coast, I unfortunately...

De Martino, one of Chile’s finest producers, is situated in the Maipo region. The grapes for this wine, however,...

You could confuse this Lemberger — aka Blaufrankish — for a Pinot Noir because of its sour cherry and black cherry...

This unoaked Pinot Noir from Germany is a completely different rendition of what we mostly find behind Pinot Noir labels. ...

Buty Winery, Columbia Valley (Washington State) Sémillon- Sauvignon- Muscadelle 2011 ($25): When I taste through a...

Allegrini, Veronese IGT (Veneto, Italy) Palazzo della Torre 2009 (Winebow, $20): I am sometimes struck by how very similar...

Cleto Chiarli, Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC “Vecchia Modena Premium,” 2011 (Dalla Terra, $15): It was decades ago,...

En Route, Russian River Valley (Sonoma) Pinot Noir “Les Pommiers,” 2011 ($65): By now you might have heard the...