The wines of Alto Adige deserve to be more widely appreciated than they are, particularly Pinot Bianco, which is...
San Román, Toro (Castilla y León, Spain) Garnacha Tinta 2020
To the degree that the region of Toro has been famous at all (which it has been, to the degree possible for it based on...
Acentor / Isaac Fernández Selección, Rioja (Spain) Maturana 2020
My love of wine is well more than half about love of exploration and discovery, and as I write this at the end of July in...
Cantina di Caldaro, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Grigio 2021
Everyone knows that the world is awash in cheap Pinot Grigio that is lacking in character, but that’s true of...
L’escarelle, Coteaux Varois en Provence (France) 2022
As rosé wines have risen rapidly in popularity in recent years, wine lovers have shown willingness to purchase...
De Wetshof, Robertson (South Africa) Chardonnay 2022
This wonderfully, straightforwardly delicious Chardonnay is so winningly, obviously delicious that one of its few serious...
An Object Lesson in the Evolution of Champagne
Franck Pascal (Champagne, France) Brut Nature “Fluence” NV ($80, Banville Wine Merchants) 94 Points: My recent...
An Object Lesson in the Evolution of Champagne
Franck Pascal (Champagne, France) Brut Nature “Fluence” NV ($80, Banville Wine Merchants) 94 Points: My recent...
World’s Best Budget Quaffing Wine: South African Chenin Blanc
For better and worse, I live in Washington, D.C., where the months of July and August are akin to a prolonged steam bath. ...
Aldo Rainoldi, Valtellina Superiore (Lombardy, Italy) Nebbiolo 2019
Fans of the great Lyle Lovett will recall a line from a song that goes, “I love everybody, especially you,”...
Cantina Terlano, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Bianco 2021
This is one of the best white wines in all of Italy, which is almost as remarkable as the fact that it is only the 2nd...
Cantina Terlano, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Bianco 2022
This newest release of one of my favorite wines is just hitting store shelves, so I’m also reviewing the more widely...