Consumers need to learn more seemingly obscure geographic names. Wine regulators in the Languedoc have identified 34...
Domaine des Terres Blanches, Les Baux de Provence (France) 2016
Les Baux de Provence, a small appellation in Provence that is entirely organic, is an outlier because it is known best for...
Château Bas-d’Aumelas, Languedoc AOP (Languedoc – Roussillon, France) 2017
This straightforward, fruity, delightful wine perhaps does not deserve 90 points, but it gets extra credit for...
Joseph Mellot, Sancerre (Loire Valley, France) 2016
The wonderful thing about really good Sancerre is that, though made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape, it doesn’t taste...
An Interesting Rarity from Burgundy
Geantet-Pansiot, Bourgogne Rouge, “Pinot Fin,” 2015 ($30 - 45): Pinot Fin is a clone of Pinot Noir that produces...
Will Chinese Wine be as Successful as Chinese Food?
At the end of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, which was held this year in Beijing, I sat amazed at how extraordinarily...
Kendall-Jackson, Santa Maria Valley (Santa Barbara County, California) Chardonnay 2016
The uniqueness of Santa Maria Valley, as a whole, stems from its east-west orientation, instead of the usually north-south...
Domaine Raspail-Aÿ, Gigondas (Rhône Valley, France) 2015
Gigondas and its more well-known brother, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, share the same level on France hierarchical...
Casata Monfort, Trento (Trento-Alto Adige, Italy) 2011
Consumers mistakenly believe that all bubbly coming from Italy is Prosecco. Not so. There’s fine...
Edna Valley Vineyards, Edna Valley (San Luis Obispo County, California) Sauvignon Blanc 2016
A big step up from Edna Valley’s regular Sauvignon Blanc, this one, part of their Winemaker Series level, has more...
Stewart Cellars, Sonoma Mountain (Sonoma County, California) Chardonnay 2016
Though based in Yountville in Napa, Stewart Cellars, a family-run winery established only in 2000, finds growers in Sonoma...
Edna Valley Vineyards, Central Coast (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2016
This refreshing and straightforward Sauvignon Blanc delivers a tingling bite without being aggressive. Clean and...