Unlike almost all other red grapes whose juice is clear and whose color comes exclusively from the skins, the juice from...
Ferraris, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2020
Those looking for bold fruitiness should go elsewhere. Here, the focus is on an alluring Middle Eastern spice box of...
Ferraris, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
Ferraris acquired priest Don Giacomo Cauda’s Ruchè del Parroco in 2016 and renamed it “Vigna del...
Ferraris, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2017
Luca Ferraris bottled this wine in honor of his nonno, (grandfather) Martino, the founder of the winery. Altogether...
Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato: An Overlooked Gem in Piedmont
Granted, Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato is not the first wine people think of when they think of Piedmont. Well,...
Bodegas Muriel, Rioja DOC Gran Reserva (Spain) 2011
Rioja is one of the very few regions of the world where consumers can find well-aged wines at reasonable prices, and...
Viu Manent, Valle de Colchagua (Chile) Malbec 2019
Though considered Argentina’s signature red, Malbec is grown all over the world. This rendition, from...
Sosie, Sonoma Valley (Sonoma County, California) 2019
This mid-weight blend of Grenache (51%), Mourvèdre (34%) and Syrah brings together strawberry-like fruitiness, some...
Quinta do Crasto, Douro DOC (Portugal) 2016
Grapes from a mix of 25 to 30 varieties grown on vines averaging 70 years of age were the source for this hefty,...
The 2017 Burgundies
Everyone was smiling during my visit to Burgundy last month. The cellars were, after all, chock full of wine after two...
Quinta do Crasto, Douro DOC (Portugal) Touriga Nacional 2016
Quinta do Crasto has produced this wine made exclusively from Touriga Nacional, the Douro’s most prestigious grape,...
Firriato, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2019
The regulations for Etna Bianco require at least 60 percent Carricante in the blend. Firriato opts to blend another...