Maison Louis Latour, on of Burgundy’s top producers, made a spectacular array of white wines in 2017. This...
Steele, Lake County (North Coast, California) Cabernet Franc 2017
Jed Steele has been a luminary in the California wine industry. He started his career 50 years ago in 1968 at Stoney...
Tenuta Cavalier Pepe, Greco di Tufo DOCG (Campania, Italy) 2016
Greco di Tufo is one of Italy’s great white wines. This one has slightly nutty nuances and the hint of...
Illuminati, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC (Italy) 2017
Illuminati does it again with their Riparosso. They habitually produce a wine that delivers far more than the price...
Mixed Vintage News from Burgundy
BEAUNE, Burgundy, November 19, 2019: First the good news. The 2018 vintage produced large quantities of high-quality...
Cerulli Spinozzi, Colli Aprutini IGT (Abruzzo, Italy) Pecorino 2016
Pecorino is, of course, a cheese. But it turns out to also be a grape and a wine. An attractive bite is what...
Vinacola Cherchi, Vermentino di Sardegna DOC (Sardinia, Italy) 2017
Vermentino is a grape that needs to see the sea, according to winemakers. The leading areas are Sardinia, the coast...
Giusti, Pinot Grigio dell Venezie DOC (Veneto, Italy) 2017
A sea of mediocre -- at best -- Pinot Grigio on retailers’ shelves creates an enormous hurdle for the...
Tuscany’s Maremma: Italy’s Wild West, in More Ways Than One
Despite being home to Ornellaia, Sassicaia, Grattamacco, and Masseto, some of Italy’s most expensive and sought-after...
Grattamacco, Bolgheri DOC (Tuscany, Italy) Vermentino 2017
I know, 50 bucks for a Vermentino? But this is no regular Vermentino. It’s a captivating,...
Castellare di Castellina, Chianti Classico DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2017
It’s hard to go wrong with any of the wines from Castellare di Castellina, one of the very best Chianti Classico...
Villa Pinciana, Maremma Toscana DOC (Tuscany, Italy) 2018
Maremma Toscana, a large and relatively new DOC, is located in southwestern Tuscany, roughly halfway between Rome and...