Hanzell, one of the pioneers in California with Pinot Noir, sometimes gets lost among the hoopla of the bolder wines made from...
Castello di Volpaia, Chianti Classico DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2012
Castello di Volpaia consistently makes wonderful Chianti Classico. This Riserva combines a good density of black...
Allegrini, Veronese IGT (Italy) 2011
Allegrini, a leading Veneto producer, has adapted Amarone-like vinification to this wine, a blend of mostly Corvina and...
Clau de Nell, Anjou (Loire Valley, France) Cabernet Franc 2013
Anne-Claude Leflaive, the late famed Burgundy producer, and Christian Jacques, her husband, acquired Clau de Nell in 2008. ...
Domaine de Suremain, Mercurey (Burgundy, France) 2013
It gets more and more difficult to find affordable Burgundy. One needs to venture outside of the major villages of the...
Tenuta di Salviano, Lago di Corbara DOV (Umbria, Italy) 2012
What a bargain! This blend of Sangiovese (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%), and Merlot has a charming rusticity...
Masseria San Magno, Castel del Monte (Puglia, Italy) Nero di Troia 2011
Puglia’s Nero di Troia grape is a hidden gem. Another ancient export from Greece, Nero di Troia (Black from Troy)...
2013 Bordeaux: Like Wagner’s Music, It’s Not as Bad as It Sounds
In November 2013, Alan Sichel, chairman of Bordeaux’s guild of wine merchants, told Bloomberg Business, “No one will...
COS, DOC Sicilia (Italy) 2013
COS, one of the top producers in Sicily, works magic with Nero d’Avola and Frappato, two of the island’s indigenous...
COS, Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico (Sicily, Italy) 2010
COS (the name comes from the initials of the three founders’ last names: Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirino...
Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux (Bordeaux, France) 2009
I highly recommend the second wines of the top estates in Bordeaux, especially as the prices of the grand vins make them...
Tenute Silvio Nardi, Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany, Italy) 2010
Tenute Silvio Nardi, now run by his daughter, Emilia Nardi, remains of the Brunello’s top producers. They have...