One of the many charms of Rioja is the ability to find wines with aged character at a reasonable, dare I say, bargain,...
Dr. Konstantin Frank, Finger Lakes (New York) Dry Riesling 2018
The story of the founding of the Dr. Konstantin Frank winery is nothing short of phenomenal. He went from arriving...
Canavere di Giacosa Fratelli, Barbera d’Alba DOC (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
The versatility of Barbera helps explain its popularity. Typically bright and fresh, like this one, they are a...
Vivera, Etna Rosso DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2019
Wines made from grape grown on the lava-rich slopes of Sicily’s Mount Etna transmit their origins beautifully and...
Ravines Wine Cellars, Finger Lakes (New York) Dry Riesling 2017
Ravines may not have the storied history of Dr. Konstantin Frank, but they are making sensational Rieslings as well, as...
Ravines Wine Cellars, Finger Lakes (New York) Dry Riesling 2018
Despite its northern location and frigid winters, the Finger Lakes region of New York State is well suited for Riesling...
Single Vineyard versus Multi-Vineyard Blends
Dr. Laura Catena, the managing director of Bodegas Catena Zapata, Argentina’s most famous winery, quips that her...
Jordan, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Chardonnay 2019
Jordan continues to do what they have always done and do best. They make two wines, a Cabernet Sauvignon and this...
St. Innocent, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Chardonnay 2018
The Cuvée La Liberté is a cellar selection of the best barrels of St. Innocent's Freedom Hill Vineyard...
Villa Vignamaggio, Chianti Classico DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2018
Villa Vignamaggio’s 2018 Chianti Classico is textbook Chianti Classico and reminds us why that category is so...
Villa Vignamaggio, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione (Tuscany, Italy) 2017
Gran Selezione is a relatively new quality category, aiming to represent the pinnacle of a producer’s Chianti...
Bertinga, Toscana IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2016
This 100 percent Merlot is equally expressive and explosive as Bertinga’s Punta di Adine, just in an entirely...