Combine a top vintage, 2010 in Tuscany, and a top Chianti Classico producer, Fontodi, and you get, not surprisingly, a top...
Fontodi, Chianti Classico (Tuscany, Italy) 2010
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Michael Apstein
Boscarelli, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Tuscany, Italy) 2009
This single vineyard Sangiovese-based wine shows the potential and glory of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Its explosive...
Monsanto, Chianti (Tuscany, Italy) 2011
Monsanto is one of the great producers of traditionally framed Chianti Classico. This one, from the greater Chianti...
Stéphane Aviron, Beaujolais Villages (Burgundy, France) 2012
The yields in Beaujolais in 2012, were, like everywhere else in Burgundy, down dramatically. Stéphane estimates...
Villa Cerna, Chianti Classico (Tuscany, Italy) 2010
Andrea Cecchi and his brother represent the fourth generation of the family making wine. They have four estates, one in...
Why Wine Prices Are Rising
I’m no economist, but the idea of supply and demand is a fundamental economic principle that even we non-economists can...
Castello Banfi, IGP Toscana (Italy) 2011
Castello Banfi, a stellar producer of Brunello di Montalcino, one of Italy’s great wines, consistently shows its talent...
Boscarelli, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Tuscany, Italy) 2010
Though a DOCG, Italy’s highest level of wine, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is often overlooked. Other Tuscan wines,...
Pertinace, Barbera d’Alba (Piedmont, Italy) Barbera 2011
Pertinace is a small (only 15 members), high-quality cooperative in Piedmont that controls only 175 acres of vines but makes a...
Masút Vineyard and Winery, Mendocino County (California) Pinot Noir 2012
Jake Fetzer, who along with his brother, Ben, run Masút Vineyard and Winery, explains that each year they select a wine...
Château Lestage Simon, Haut-Médoc (Bordeaux, France) 2010
A Cru Bourgeois, which is a classification level just under the Cru Classé, Château Lestage Simon is an...
Domaine Faiveley, Mercurey (Burgundy, France) 2012
Domaine Faiveley, a leading Burgundy estate and négociant, owns a substantial amount of choice vineyards in Mercurey, a...