A vintage like 2009, bathed in perfect weather during the entire growing season and through harvest, was especially...
Domaine du Château de Chorey, Bourgogne Rouge (Burgundy, France) 2009
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Michael Apstein
Les Fiefs de Lagrange, St. Julien (Bordeaux, France) 2008
Les Fiefs, the second wine of Château Lagrange, is a consistently great bargain. The 2008 is no...
Château Lagrange, St. Julien (Bordeaux, France) 2008
The 2008 vintage in Bordeaux, like 2001, is slipping under consumers’ radar screens as they anxiously await the far...
Domaine Louis Latour, Beaune 1er Cru (Burgundy, France) 2009
This Premier Cru is always one of Latour’s best reds from the Côte de Beaune. The house has substantial...
Gloria Ferrer, Carneros (California) Pinot Noir 2008
Gloria Ferrer, well known for delectable sparkling wines, has made a California Pinot Noir that emphasizes elegance over...
The Paradoxes of Champagne
Champagne must not have gotten the memo about the French appellation controllée (AOC) laws. They have their own...
Maison Louis Latour, Gevrey-Chambertin (Burgundy, France) 2009
Village wines from Gevrey-Chambertin can be among the most disappointing red Burgundies because some growers think they...
Domaine Louis Latour, Grand Cru Corton (Burgundy, France) 2009
Corton is the one Grand Cru for red wine in the Côte de Beaune. A variety of vineyard names, such as...
Renaissance in South Africa
“We had to leapfrog the sanctions,” explained Simon Barlow, the affable owner of Rustenberg Wines in Stellenbosch,...
Cline, Sonoma County (California) Syrah 2009
Cline, best known for their Zinfandel, has made an impressive Syrah. Less massive than their other Syrahs,...
Buty Winery, Columbia Valley (Washington) Merlot/ Cabernet Franc 2009
Caleb Foster, Buty’s winemaker and part owner, loves to blend wines. His Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah blend (also...
Buty Winery, Horse Heaven Hills (Washington) 2008
Columbia Rediviva was the name of the ship that Captain Robert Gray sailed up the then unnamed river in 1792 searching for...