Consumers often avoid Pinot Blanc because they are disappointed by the light weight, often innocuous wine made from that...
Steele, Lake County (North Coast, California) Viognier 2016
Viognier is a tough grape to turn into wine. It needs adequate ripeness to express its floral character, which often...
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
I suppose you could call Spottswoode’s Lyndenhurst their second wine. The grapes used to make it come from...
2015 Bordeaux: A Vintage to Buy
The wines from Bordeaux are definitely not the darlings of the breed of new-wave sommeliers whose wine lists are heavy with...
Raventós I Blanc, Vino Espumoso de Calidad (Penedes, Spain) 2012
A blend of three red grapes -- so technically a Blanc de Noirs -- this white wine is an outstanding sparkler and shows...
Dog Point, Marlborough (New Zealand) Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Dog Point consistently produces balanced, easy-to-recommend Sauvignon Blanc. Their 2016 is no exception. They...
Maison Joseph Drouhin, Macon-Villages (Burgundy, France) 2016
One of Drouhin’s talents is that, along with their top-notch prestigious Burgundies, they make high-quality wines...
Raventós I Blanc, Vino Espumoso de Calidad (Penedes, Spain) 2015
Raventós I Blanc, one of the shining stars of Spanish sparkling wine, left the Cava DO in 2013 and is spearheading...
Domaine de la Grenaudière, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie (Loire Valley, France) 2016
Recommending a wine for summertime consumption with the thermometer in single digits and a foot of snow of the ground may...
Folded Hills, Santa Ynez Valley (Central Coast, California) Grenache 2015
This mid-weight wine is a delight, delivering charming red berry fruit-like flavors intermingled with earthy herbal...
Nickel & Nickel, Yountville (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Nickel & Nickel’s State Ranch Cabernet, from a vineyard just down the road from Oakville in Yountville, is...
Nickel & Nickel, Oakville (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
What I love about the Nickel & Nickel Cabernets is how they are all different. Despite the same winemaking team...