This is not a particularly expensive wine, but it sure looks like one, with very dark color and enough concentration to stain...
Domaine Carneros by Tattinger, Carneros (California) 2012
This vintage-dated Rosé sparkler from Taittinger’s outpost in California is a strong success at a reasonable...
Bodega Garzon, Uruguay (South America) Tannat 2014
Bodega Garzon is a remarkably ambitious vineyard and winery project, and a property that needs to be seen to be believed -- and...
Allegrini, Veronese IGT (Veneto, Italy) 2012
A complex, broadly useful, traditionally-styled wine, this is an outstanding example of its type. Emphatically “Old...
Dellatorri, Chianti DOCG Riserva (Tuscany, Italy) 2012
When I find this wine, I’ll buy it… as one would be hard pressed to find this level of intricacy and harmony in a...
Castello Banfi, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2011
This exceptionally well-made Brunello from the 2011 vintage shows perfectly ripened fruit that enables the wine to excel in all...
Trinchero, Napa Valley (California) 2012
This well-named wine really delivers in all respects, showing impressively deep pigmentation, forceful but harmonious aromatics,...
Josh Cellars, Central Coast (California) Pinot Noir 2014
Buying Pinot Noir from anywhere for less than $20 is an extremely dicey undertaking, but this wine shows that excellent quality...
Heat Wave: Striking Successes from Barolo in 2011
Virtually every serious taster of Nebbiolo-based wines from Piedmont praised the 2010 vintage in Barolo to the heavens. ...
Ninety-Nine Bottles of Barolo
You read that right. Not “ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall,” but ninety-nine bottles of Barolo. ...
Ca’ Rome’, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2012
Ca’ Rome’ is a terrific producer of both Barolo and Barbaresco (as well as Dolcetto and Barbera), and made in...
Montaribaldi, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2012
This wine always seems excellent to me (often rivaling this producer’s flagship bottling from the Sori Montaribaldi...