This is a modest but impeccable family winery run by modest people — who make pure, delicious wines. Some...
Monchiero Carbone, Roero Riserva (Piedmont, Italy) 2018
This is as beautiful, interesting, and well-run a winery as you can find anywhere in Italy, and also a premier producer...
Morra Stefanino, Barbera d’Alba Superiore (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
This sizeable producer makes very good sparkling, a superb Arneis “San Pietro,” excellent Roero Riserva, but...
Nino Costa, Roero Riserva (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
The Arneis and Nebbiolo releases from this house are excellent with very consistent results across different vintages as...
Ponchione, Roero DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
A family winery established in 1936, now with its 4th generation fully involved, this is a house that does excellent work...
Generaj, Roero Riserva (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This winery is nicknamed “the General” in Italian, after the founder from the 19th century, who wasn’t a...
Penfolds, South Eastern Australia (Australia) Chardonnay 2019
I used to be able to keep track of new releases of Penfolds wines more closely than during the past few years, so the...
Domaine Delaporte, Sancerre (Loire Valley, France) 2020
This delicious wine is rich and generously flavored by comparison to most wines bearing the Sancerre appellation. ...
Antoniolo, Gattinara Riserva (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
Gattinara is located right at the foot of the Alps in northernmost Piedmont, well north of Milan, which is itself well...
Fritz Haag, Mosel (Germany) Riesling Trocken 2020
This wine is very complex, beautifully balanced, and just flat-out delicious. Climate change is scary as hell, but...
Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2017
Although this is priced a bit lower than Gagliardo’s 2017 from the Monvigliero cru, I found this slightly more...
Gianni Gagliardo, Langhe Nebbiolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2018
Gagliardo is best known as a producer of high-quality Barolo. Most producers in the region also release...