Purple and juicy, this Barbera focuses on bright fruit flavors, imbuing it with a Beaujolais-like easy-to-drink...
Fontanafredda, Piedmont (Italy) Barbera 2010
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Michael Apstein
Domaine Lécheneaut, Nuits St. Georges Premier Cru (Burgundy, France) 2008
This wine reminds us not to overlook the red Burgundies from the 2008 vintage, a year that was largely overshadowed by the...
Good Dirt, Yucky Dirt
As I drive around Alexander Valley with Ronald Du Preez, the assistant winemaker at Jordan Winery, he points across the road and...
Louis Jadot, Beaune Premier Cru (Burgundy, France) 2009
A special bottling to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Maison Louis Jadot, one of Burgundy’s best producers,...
Morgan, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Pinot Noir 2010
Morgan continues its streak of terrific Pinot Noir with this 2010 Double L Vineyard bottling. A powerful rendition,...
Jacuzzi Family Vineyards, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2010
Fred Cline (of Cline Cellars) and his wife, Nancy, founded Jacuzzi Family Vineyards in 1994 to honor Cline’s...
Gérard Bertrand, Corbières Boutenac (Languedoc, France) 2009
Gérard Bertrand is one of the winemaking stars in the Languedoc. La Forge, his flagship red, is a blend of...
Jacuzzi Family Vineyards, California (United States) Arneis 2011
The Arneis grape, originally grown in Piedmont and used to “soften” Barolo and now used there as a stand alone...
Château des Jacques, Morgon (Beaujolais, Burgundy, France) 2009
Maison Louis Jadot, the Beaune-based Burgundy négociant, has always made an array of fine Beaujolais, from their...
Maison Ambroise, Bourgogne Rouge (Burgundy, France) 2009
The source--a fifth of the wine comes from the appellations of Nuits St Georges and Cotes de Nuits Village--and the 45...
Louis Jadot, Pernand-Vergelesses (Burgundy, France) 2010
Jadot’s Pernand-Vergelesses Clos de la Croix de Pierre is always a fabulous value in white Burgundy because half of...
Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils, Le Corton (Burgundy, France) 2010
Philippe Prost, Bouchard’s winemaker, has outdone himself with this Corton. A beautifully structured frame...