Made predominantly from very old vines in site averaging 1,500 feet in elevation, this is a classic Etna blend of 90%...
Tornatore, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2019
This is thrilling volcanic wine, which doesn’t mean everyone will love it, but damn, I sure do. Medium-bodied,...
Tornatore, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2018
Some wines excel by being splendidly delicious, whereas others distinguish themselves by being enduringly interesting, but...
Generazione Alessandro, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2018
This is exactly the kind of white wine that is helping Etna and Sicily kick in the wine world’s door. It is...
Giusti, Delle Venezie DOC (Veneto, Italy) Pinot Grigio 2019
This is the best rendition of Pinot Grigio I’ve tasted from the Delle Venezie DOC in a long time, and the only one...
Welcoming Norm Roby to Wine Review Online
Please join me in welcoming Norm Roby as a Columnist to WRO. Many of our readers may remember Norm most clearly from his...
Welcoming John Anderson to Wine Review Online
Please join me in welcoming John Anderson as a regular columnist to Wine Review Online. Although I’ve been aware of...
The Other Bordeaux Classification — Sauternes
Many wine lovers are well acquainted with the world’s most famous wine classification: Le classement de 1855, which set a...
A Wine Aesthetic for the Covid Era
Almost everyone whom I tell about my work as a wine writer, restaurant consultant, wine educator, and wine competition judge...
Alessandro di Camporeale, Sicilia DOC (Sicily, Italy) Grillo 2019
This producer seems to take every variety seriously, and to make everything at a very high level. If I had tasted...
Alessandro di Camporeale, Sicilia DOC (Sicily, Italy) Nero d’Avola 2018
I couldn’t believe how good this wine was when I tasted the 2017 at the estate in May of 2019, but I stuck to my...
Alessandro di Camporeale, Sicilia DOC (Sicily, Italy) Syrah 2017
I was floored by this wine from the 2016 vintage when tasting it in Sicily in May of 2019, and though this vintage is...