Frequent WineReviewOnline readers may know I am not a fan of rosés in general because they are often vapid and lack...
Inama, Soave Classico DOC (Veneto, Italy) 2021
Talented and hard-working producers, such as Inama, are resurrecting Soave’s image that was tarnished and virtually...
I Clivi di Mario Zanusso, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy) Friulano 2021
This is just one in the stellar line-up of wines that Mario Zanusso makes at I Clivi. In the right hands — and...
Domaine de la Mordorée, Lirac (Rhône Valley, France) 2022
Though more well known for its red wines, Lirac produces some lively whites, like this one. That it is made from...
Collestefano, Verdicchio di Matelica DOC (Marche, Italy) 2022
Verdicchio di Matelica, the smaller and lesser known than Verdicchio di Castelli Jesi, is landlocked, unlike its more...
Fattoria le Pupille, Morellino di Scansano (Tuscany, Italy) 2020
Elisabetta Geppetti’s estate, Fattoria le Pupille, is one of the leading producers in the Morellino di Scansano, a...
Clos des Lunes, Bordeaux (France) 2019
The Barnard family, owners of the stellar Domaine de Chevalier, one of the top estates in Pessac Léognan, owns Clos...
Papapietro Perry, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2020
The lush Papapietro Perry Pommard Clones bottling is the boldest of Papapietro’s trio of Pinot Noir releases,...
Cline Family Cellars, Carneros (Sonoma County, California) Chardonnay 2021
The Carneros region of Sonoma, and Napa for that matter, is cooler because it abuts San Pablo Bay, which funnels cool...
Borthwick Vineyards, Wairarapa (South Island, New Zealand) 2021
The CPR refers to the blend of this zippy wine: Chardonnay 23%, Pinot Gris 50%, and Riesling. A charmer, it...
Domaine de la Mordorée, Côtes du Rhône (Rhône Valley, France) 2021
The quality of wines labeled Côtes du Rhône is as vast as the appellation, which is to say, vast. So,...
Domaine de la Mordorée, Tavel (Rhône Valley, France) 2022
Regular WineReviewOnline readers know of my aversion to rosé, which, all too often, is insipid and lacks...