Comprised of 100% Gaglioppo, this offers a lot of distinctive character for $18, and that “character”...
Gillmore, Maule Valley (Chile) Carignan 2015
So much is happening in the wine realm in Chile these days that it is a real challenge to keep up, but you should...
Gianni Gagliardo, Barbera d’Alba (Piedmont, Italy) 2018
I tasted this wine alongside Tenuta Garetto’s Barbera d’Asti Superiore 2018, and the wines finished...
Massimo Lentsch, Etna Rosso (Sicily, Italy) 2019
This is manifestly the big brother of the two sibling releases from this producer in 2019, with significantly deeper...
Tenuta Garetto, Barbera d’Asti Superiore (Piedmont, Italy) 2018
The 2018 growing season that turned out soft, ripe wines made from Nebbiolo, with very pleasant but hardly historic...
Wittmann, Rheinhessen (Germany) Riesling Trocken 2020
In the opinion of most experts on German wine, the Rheinhessen region is not all that close to the top of the quality...
The House of Elvio Cogno: Racing to the Top in Barolo
I’ve been writing about wine for a long time now, and I’ve always been very hesitant to publish producer...
Ribera del Duero: Region in Transition at Spain’s Highest Level
I have admired the wines of Ribera del Duero since I began studying wine in the latter half 1980s, and have witnessed their rise...
Platinum Award Winning Wines: Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
Over this past weekend, judges gathered in San Diego for the 19th edition of Critics Challenge, which was established by Robert...
Alto Adige Pinot Bianco: World’s Most Underrated White?
My only reservation about the title of this column is whether I should have dropped the question mark at its end. I have...
Zilliken, Mosel (Germany) Riesling Trocken 2020
German Rieslings from the 2020 vintage have been shining on my tasting bench this summer, showing wonderfully open, juicy...
Santiago Ruiz, Rias Baixas (Galicia, Spain) 2021
This wine is always among the best releases in every vintage from Rías Baixas, and despite the tough growing season...