With bright dark cherry-like fruitiness and vanilla-spiced oak flavors, this value-packed wine is a more modern interpretation...
Martin Códax, Rioja (Spain) Tempranillo 2010
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Michael Apstein
Brancaia, Toscano Rosso (Italy) 2010
This wines’ name, Tre, refers to the blend of three grapes, Sangiovese (80%), and equal parts Merlot and Cabernet...
Angelini, Pergola Rosso (Marche, Italy) 2011
Pergola Rosso is a virtually unknown, tiny, 100-acre DOC, in the Marche where the similarly unknown Vernaccia Rossa (a.k.a....
Chateau Veronique, Coteaux du Languedoc (France) 2008
The Languedoc is finally getting its act together and transforming itself from the so-called wine lake to a place to find...
Château Sainte-Marie, Bordeaux Supérieur (Bordeaux, France) 2010
Relatively full and rich, with apparent oak flavors add a luxurious, almost sweet, element to the finish. Plenty of acidity...
Giraudon, Bourgogne Chitry (Burgundy, France) 2010
Most wines from this little known appellation between Chablis and Auxerre, are simply labeled Bourgogne Rouge because virtually...
Château Nicot, Bordeaux (France) 2009
It is ironic that, at the same time Bordeaux is criticized for becoming a luxury commodity, it is producing terrific bargain...
Joseph Faiveley, Nuits St. Georges (Burgundy, France) 2009
Village wines from Burgundy frequently get lost between the Premier and Grand Crus that Burgundy aficionados search for and less...
Thank you, Jacques Lardière
Pierre-Henry Gagey, President of Maison Louis Jadot, set the tone for a dinner honoring the retiring legend Jacques...
Silvio Nardi, Rosso di Montalcino (Tuscany, Italy) 2010
Rosso di Montalcino is often referred to as “baby Brunello.” Just as often, it isn’t. But Silvio Nardi’s...
Donnafugata, Sicilia IGP (Italy) Nero d’Avola 2010
Donnafugata, one of the star producers in Sicily, has fashioned a satisfying everyday type of red wine from Nero d’Avola,...
Genot-Boulanger, Volnay (Burgundy, France) 2010
Although not labeled “Vieilles Vignes,” this village wine comes from three vineyards whose vines average 45 to 60...