Getting all the verbiage straight in this wine’s appellation of origin may be difficult, but enjoying the wine could...
Cantina Fratelli Pardi, Montefalco (Umbria, Italy) Grechetto 2021
I can’t truthfully lay claim to having tasted lots of examples of Grechetto from Montefalco, but I swear that this...
Dei, Rosso di Montepulciano (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
Having written so-called “progressive” wine lists for more than 20 years, I find it ever more difficult to find...
Fanetti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva (Tuscany, Italy) 2015
This traditional wine is so traditional that I can barely recall some of the aromatic and flavor nuances from my initial...
Álvarez y Diez, Rueda (Castilla y León, Spain) Sauvignon Blanc 2021
The 2021 rendition of this wine is every bit the equal of this producer’s Verdejo, which is saying something, as the...
Álvarez y Diez, Rueda (Castilla y León, Spain) Verdejo 2021
This outstanding example of Verdejo from Rueda is showing beautifully at this point in early August of the year following when...
San Román, Toro (Castilla y León, Spain) 2019
The 2019 rendition of this (consistently outstanding) wine is certainly up to past vintages, and may very well surpass the...
J. de Villebois, Sancerre (Loire Valley, France) 2019
This house remains both new and consequently unknown to most wine lovers on the western side of the Atlantic, but the...
Cantina Kurtatsch, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Grigio 2020
So, you ask, why would Franz be recommending Pinot Grigio from 2020, when North America is awash with the fresher 2021...
Umani Ronchi, Rosso Conero (Marche, Italy) 2019
Saint Lawrence – or San Lorenzo, as referred to here – should get busy intervening on behalf of the...
Andeluna, Uco Valley (Mendoza, Argentina) Malbec 2020
This is wicked good Argentine Malbec for the money, and for that matter, wicked good wine of any type from anywhere for...
Donna Laura, Chianti Classico (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
I love this style of Chianti Classico, which is lamentably difficult to find these days: Light- to medium-bodied,...