Mount Veeder Cab is one of the best values in Napa Valley Cabernet, consistently delivering quality comparable to wines...
A Substantial Yet Refreshing Tuscan White
Castello Montauto, Vernaccia d San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, 2011 (Excelsior Wine & Spirits, $18): Sipping a glass of...
A Star Is Born
Tenuta di Biserno, Toscana (Italy) “Biserno” 2008 (Wade & Clark Imports, $180): A little more than ten...
All Sangiovese, All Napa Valley
Villa Ragazzi, Napa Valley (California) Sangiovese, Rodeno Vineyards, 2009 ($36): To my delight, after expressing my...
A Prime Candidate for Your Season of Riesling
F. E. Trimbach, Alsace (France) Riesling, 2009 (Palm Bay International, $25): If I had to name my top ten wine producers...
A Different Taste of Argentina
Argento, Mendoza (Argentina) Bonarda, 2010 (Lion Nathan USA, $13): Ever since I first visited Argentina, I have been...
Once Again, Zinfandel
A. Rafanelli, Dry Creek Valley (California) Zinfandel, 2009 (about $50): Maybe my taste in wine is revolving full circle,...
An Italophile Finds Satisfaction in California
Frank Family Vineyards, Napa Valley- Rutherford (California) Sangiovese Reserve 2009 ($60): I can count on one hand the...
Marchesi di Gresy, Langhe (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
It ‘s wonderful when a great wine producer makes less expensive versions of his classy wines, which you can enjoy...
Springtime in Piedmont
Fontanafredda, Roero DOC (Piedmont, Italy) Arneis “Pradalupo” 2010 (Palm Bay International, $20): The...
Just Don’t Call it ‘Little’
Fogdog, Sonoma Coast (California) Pinot Noir, 2009 ($35): If you read this column regularly, you probably realize that...
Outstanding Pinot Noir
La Follette, Russian River Valley (California) Pinot Noir, Dunah Vineyard 2009 ($50): Tasting Pinot Noirs from California...