The focus of this mid-weight and well-priced Pinot Noir is clearly on the fruity, cherry-juice aspect of that grape. ...
Masút Vineyard and Winery, Eagle Peak (Mendocino County, California) Pinot Noir 2019
Masút’s 2019 Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir is simply stunning at this stage. It shows the enormous...
Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume (Loire Valley, France) 2017
Quarts de Chaume, a tiny appellation of barely 75 acres, is the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley. It is arguably...
Bonny Doon Vineyard, Central Coast (California) Picpoul 2021
Picpoul, literally translated as “lip stinger,” is widely planted in southern France where it’s prized...
Petilia, Greco di Tufo DOCG (Campania, Italy) 2019
Greco di Tufo is one of Italy’s great white wines and justifiability deserves its DOCG designation. The...
Château Rollan de By, Médoc (Bordeaux, France) 2015
Château Rollan de By is a perpetual overachiever, and one of the several properties that now comprise Jean Guyon led...
Bouvet-Ladubay, Saumur (Loire Valley, France) 2018
The Loire Valley produces a lot of sparkling wines under Crémant de la Loire appellation. Often overlooked...
De Chanceny, Crémant de la Loire (Loire Valley, France) 2015
Crémant de la Loire is a category of sparkling wines that consumers should embrace. Many of these...
Château de Villeneuve, Saumur-Champigny (Loire Valley, France) Cabernet Franc 2020
The Loire Valley’s Saumur-Champigny appellation is a treasure trove for mid-weight Cabernet Franc-based red...
Wölffer Estate, Long Isand (New York) Malbec 2019
Wölffer Estate, though best known for their Rosés (they list seven on their website) make a bevy of other...
Don’t Overlook Village Burgundies
I’m just back from a week in Burgundy where I attended a spectacular week-long series of tastings, Les Grands Jours de...
Bells Up: A Tiny New Oregon Estate
With only a 600-case annual total production, Bells Up is tiny, but their wines tell me their imprint will be huge. Bells...