An extraordinary wine from an obscure area, the Domaine du Closel’s Savennières is thrilling in the best...
Domaine du Grand Mouton, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine (Loire Valley, France) 2016
Wines from the Muscadet area, the far west of the Loire Valley, especially those from the sub-region Sèvre et...
Sonoma-Loeb, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2016
John Loeb, Jr, former Ambassador to Denmark, businessman and philanthropist, established Sonoma-Loeb in 1990. The...
Awful Weather in Burgundy, But Some Awesome Wines from 2016
Usually it is perfect weather during the growing season that results in exceptional wines. Think 2005, 2009 or 2015 in...
Maison Joseph Drouhin, Mercurey (Burgundy, France) 2015
Mercurey, a small town in the Côte Chalonnaise in Southern Burgundy, is an especially good place to look for values...
Masút Vineyard and Winery, Mendocino County (California) Pinot Noir 2016
Ben and Jake Fetzer, grandsons of famed Barney Fetzer who made Fetzer Vineyards a household name in the 1990s, founded...
Nobilo, Marlborough (New Zealand) Pinot Noir 2015
The Marlborough region on the northern end of New Zealand’s South Island is rapidly becoming known for Pinot...
Buena Vista, Sonoma County (California) 2015
If you haven’t visited Buena Vista since the new regime came to town, you should definitely stop in and see what...
Maison Joseph Drouhin, Rully (Burgundy, France) 2015
After tasting this lovely Rully, a word Master Sommelier Andrea Immer Robinson once used to describe a wine sprang to...
Domaine de Clos Salomon, Givrey Premier Cru (Burgundy, France) 2016
Domaine Salomon is a -- perhaps the -- star in Givrey, yet another under-rated village in the Côte...
Château de Chamirey, Mercurey (Burgundy, France) 2015
This is the first vintage that Château de Chamirey decided to bottle wine from this 3.5-acre vineyard...
Château de Chamirey, Mercurey (Burgundy, France) 2016
Mercurey, an often-overlooked village in the Côte Chalonnaise, is home to well-priced authentic Burgundy, both red...