Mille e una Notte, Donnafugata’s flagship wine, is a tribute to Sicilian grape growing and winemaking. The...
Caiarossa, Toscana Rosso IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2013
Though technically, the “third” wine from Caiarossa, the Pergolaia would finish first in a line-up of...
Brancaia, Toscana Rosso IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2012
Brancaia has fashioned a "bigger" more modern style of Super Tuscan by blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot...
Simonsig Wine Estate, Western Cape (South Africa) 2015
Winemakers can have difficulty taming Pinotage, a grape created by a genetic crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsault, when...
La Mannella, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2013
Though the wines are bottled and in distribution to wholesalers, the official release date of the 2013 Brunello di...
The Mother of All Wine Auctions
The Napa Valley Wine Auction (officially known as Auction Napa Valley), which started in 1981, bills itself as “the...
Alexandre Relvas, Alentejano (Portugal) 2016
Consumers should not be put off by the incredibly confusing label because the wine is, in a word, delicious. (The...
Dry Creek Vineyard, Sonoma County (California) Sauvignon Blanc 2016
The vision of David Stare, founder of Dry Creek Vineyard in the early 1970s, was to make world-class Sauvignon Blanc just...
Laudun Chusclan Vignerons, Côtes du Rhône (Rhône Valley, France) 2015
Laudun and Chusclan are two villages, practically adjacent to one another, on the right bank of the Rhône, across...
Luca Bosio Vineyards, Barbera d’Asti DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2013
Though the Piemontese speak of Barolo and Barbaresco with reverence, they all drink Barbera d’Asti with gusto. ...
Mercer Wine Estates, Horse Heaven Hills (Columbia Valley) 2015
This red blend, comprised of Cabernet Sauvignon (29%), Syrah (27%), Merlot (18%), Petit Verdot (14%), Grenache (10%) and...
Maison Joseph Drouhin, Santenay (Burgundy, France) 2015
Drouhin’s elegant and lacey style is a perfect fit for the ripe red wines of 2015. The reds from Santenay, a...