The popularity of Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough area of New Zealand’s South Island has grown enormously over...
Jordan, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Jordan, a leader in California Cabernet, continues to do what it does best — making graceful and elegant Cabernet...
Planeta, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2018
Planeta is so consistently reliable that consumers can basically pick any of their wines and be thrilled with the...
Planeta, Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG (Sicily, Italy) 2019
Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily’s only DOCG wine, is a blend of Nero d’Avola and Frapatto, two of Sicily’s...
Donnafugata, Passito di Pantelleria DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2018
Pantelleria is not an appealing place to make wine. An island off the coast of Sicily closer to Africa than to Rome,...
Vivera, Nero d’Avola DOP (Sicily, Italy) 2020
I was unfamiliar with this producer until samples arrived on my doorstep. Now, with this Nero d’Avola and...
Concha y Toro, Valle del Limar (Chile) Pinot Noir 2019
Valle del Limari, in the north of Chile, is hot and dry, not exactly the conditions that Pinot Noir loves. But...
Concha y Toro, Peumo (Cachapoal Valley, Chile) Carmenere 2019
Carmenere (often spelled Carménère), originally and still planted in Bordeaux, has taken off in Chile. ...
Coen, Uco Valley (Mendoza, Argentina) Malbec 2020
Full disclosure: I’m prejudiced against Malbec because all too often it produces a plodding, hit-you-over-the-head...
E. Guigal, Crozes-Hermitage (Rhône Valley, France) 2018
Guigal, an undisputed leader in the Rhône, shows his considerable talents with this white wine from what is best...
Sonoma-Cutrer, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2019
Sonoma-Cutrer, a leading Sonoma producer, bottles a bevy of Pinot Noirs. This, their “entry level”...
Las Moradas de San Martin, Vinos de Madrid DO (Spain) Garnacha 2011
First, please note that this decade-old wine is the current release. Secondly, if you read the label and note its 15...