White Burgundy is made from Chardonnay, right? Well, mostly. There’s another white grape in Bourgogne,...
Tenuta Carretta, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This wine is the vinous equivalent of a hat trick in hockey, which is three goals by the same player in a period. In...
Pazo Cilleiro, Rias Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2021
This wine is for those of you who have not yet been introduced to the wines from Rías Baixas, the...
Pascual Toso, Mendoza (Argentina) Chardonnay 2020
On an absolute scale, this is not a 90-point wine. But — and I can hear my editor smoldering — it gets...
Masút Vineyard and Winery, Eagle Peak (Mendocino County, California) Chardonnay 2020
Ben and Jake Fetzer, grandsons of Barney Fetzer who founded the very popular and successful Fetzer Vineyards in Mendocino...
Domaine Aurelie Berthod, Chorey les Beaune (Burgundy, France) 2020
The vast majority of the vineyards of the Côte d’Or — and certainly all the great ones — lie on a...
Château de Haute-Serre, Cahors (Sud-Ouest, France) 2018
The Vigouroux family, owner of Château de Haute-Serre, is legendary in Cahors. If not the best producer in...
Lucia, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Chardonnay 2020
This single vineyard Chardonnay from the Pisoni family’s Soberances Vineyard delivers more muscle and power compared...
Tenuta Carretta, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC (Piedmont, Italy) 2018
The regulations for Langhe Nebbiolo do not require exclusive use of Nebbiolo. Growers are permitted to include a...
Tenuta Carretta, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC (Piedmont, Italy) 2020
Wines carrying the Langhe Nebbiolo appellation, especially from a top producer like Carretta, can be a great way for...
Tenuta Carretta, Roero Riserva DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2017
Like Langhe Nebbiolo appellation, Roero is also over-shadowed by its more famous neighbors, Barolo and Barbaresco. This is...
Quinto do Vallado, Douro (Portugal) Sousão 2019
I have never encountered a wine made exclusively from Sousão, a traditional Portuguese grape frequently used in the...