The 2018 vintage release is my first encounter with this wine, and we are off to a very good start together. It is...
Breathtakingly Beautiful Barolo: 37 Fantastic Wines from the 2016 Vintage
Editor's Note: This is a vastly expanded version of a column that first ran in 2020, before many of the 2016 Barolo wines...
G. D. Vajra, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This was an obviously great wine tasted “blind,” and for a wine so young to prompt me to include...
Ettore Germano, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This is an already-superb house that still seems to get stronger with each passing vintage, and here’s a fabulous...
Renato Ratti, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
The bad news is that this wine is now priced near the quality tier on which is sits in the Barolo hierarchy, with top...
Poderi Luigi Einaudi, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
Six wines from the famous cru of Cannubi were entered and shown “blind” in the 2020 Nebbiolo Prima tastings,...
Tenuta Rocca, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
First, the bad news: I can’t find evidence of any vintage of this wine being offered by any retailer in the...
Virna Borgogno, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This house made a stunning Cannubi Boschis in 2015 and this wine may be just as strong. It shows very deep color and...
Los Maquis, Colchagua Valley (Chile) 2017
This wine has been a personal favorite going back to at least the 2006 vintage, and the 2017 release continues a proud...
Cantina Terlano, Alto Adige DOC (Italy) Pinot Grigio 2020
Pinot Grigio that costs $25 but then tastes like it is worth significantly more money is, quite frankly, inconceivable to...
The Sparkling Wine Hierarchy
Note: 2021 has been--at best--a challenging year for everyone, and those of us with Wine Review Online are no...
Gradis’ciutta, Collio (Italy) Ribolla Gialla 2020
This is a delicious, downright exciting take on Ribolla Gialla, a variety that is almost certainly indigenous to Collio...