There’s Dolcetto and then there’s Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba, one of the few Dolcetto areas to be awarded...
Inama, Soave Classico DOC (Veneto, Italy) 2017
Very different from Inama’s Soave Classico from Vigneto du Lot, their Vigneto di Carbone is equally entrancing, but...
Peter Zemmer, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Grigio 2019
There’s Pinot Grigio, and then there’s Pinot Grigio. One taste of Peter Zemmer’s explains why the...
Peter Zemmer, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Grigio 2017
Peter Zemmer’s single-vineyard Giatl is a very different style of Pinot Grigio from his regular (I hate that word to...
Naumes Family Vineyards, Rogue Valley (Oregon) Barbera 2017
Plantings of Barbera in Oregon, let alone in the Rogue Valley, must be miniscule. The 2018 Oregon Vineyard and...
Domaine de Cabrials, Pays d’Oc IGP (Occitanie, France) Pinot Noir 2018
European regulations for naming wines are Byzantine. The top tier is labeled Appellation d’Origine...
Bodegas Pinea del Duero, Ribera del Duero DO (Castilla y León, Spain) 2017
Bodegas Pinea, a new entry in Ribera del Duero, is off to an excellent start. Founded just this decade, their first...
Siduri Wines, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Pinot Noir 2018
Siduri, named for the Babylonian goddess of wine, specializes in Pinot Noir, especially single vineyard bottlings. ...
Siduri Wines, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2018
Siduri, known for their single-vineyard bottlings of Pinot Noir has expanded their portfolio to include ones from a...
Siduri Wines, Santa Barbara County (Central Coast, California) Pinot Noir 2018
The grapes for this multi-vineyard bottling come primarily from the Sta. Rita Valley, whose east-west orientation is rare...
Talenti, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2015
Talenti must have harvested the Sangiovese at precisely the right time in 2015, judging from the balance in this...
Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, Arroyo Grande Valley (Central Coast, California) Pinot Noir 2018
It’s rare to see a Pinot Noir of this stature for less than $30 a bottle. The grapes for this fruit-forward...