Louis Michel’s floral Vaillons couldn’t be more different from their weightier Butteaux. Yet, they are...
Domaine Louis Michel et Fils, Chablis Premier Cru (Burgundy, France) 2020
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Michael Apstein
Gaspard, Vin de France (France) Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Wines carrying the Vin de France appellation can be either wonderful or awful because they need not obey any rules. ...
Giacomo Fenocchio, Barbera d’Alba Superiore (Piedmont, Italy) 2022
Every time I drink Barbera, I thank my friend (and sadly recently deceased) Ed McCarthy. Ed, of course, was known as...
Nuraghe Crabioni, Vermentino di Sardegna DOC (Sardinia, Italy) 2022
Vermentino is a go-to grape/wine when you yearn for a reasonably priced accompaniment for seafood. That is not to...
Goisot, Bourgogne Aligoté (Burgundy, France) 2022
Aligoté is Burgundy’s “other” white grape and it’s the only time a Burgundy appellation...
Paolo Conterno, Barbera d’Alba (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
Barbera has an enormous quality range from insipid to fabulous, which can make choosing one a mine field. Yet, it is...
Barboursville Vineyards, Virginia (United States) 2019
Barboursville, the first established modern winery in Virginia, remains a — perhaps THE — leading producer in...
Breaux Vineyards, Virginia (United States) Nebbiolo 2019
The wine is appropriately named The Fog since nebbia, from which Nebbiolo takes its name, is Italian for fog. This...
Paradise Springs, Virginia (United States) Petit Manseng 2022
Petit Manseng is not a well-known grape. Although frequently used for making sweet wines in the southwest of France,...
Weingut Norbert Bauer, Niederösterreich (Austria) Grüner Veltliner 2023
Wine is full of surprises. At what turned out to be a very good, unassuming-looking Cambodian restaurant in...
Capensis, Stellenbosch (Western Cape, South Africa) Chardonnay 2021
Capensis is a Jackson Family project in South Africa. As you would expect from the Jackson Family, the wines are...
Capensis, Western Cape (South Africa) Chardonnay 2020
Unsurprisingly, this Chardonnay, with its 14.5 percent stated alcohol, delivers considerably more oomph than...