Graceful and gorgeous, this is an object lesson in what a vintner with taste and restraint could achieve in 2016. I...
Pietradolce, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2018
Exceedingly complex but still straightforwardly delicious, this is great choice for discovering why Etna is arguably the...
Tenuta di Fessina, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) Carricante 2017
This is among the most highly regarded renditions of Carricante from Etna, and for good reason, based on its consistently...
Beacon Hill Winery, Yamhill-Carlton (Oregon) Riesling 2019
This is terrific young Riesling, and if my score is off, it is off on the low side. Although it is excitingly,...
Lange Estate Winery & Vineyards, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Chardonnay 2018
This is terrific Chardonnay — so good that it should be causing sleepless nights in the Côte de Beaune. ...
Insanely Delicious Pinots from…Germany
If the current state of the world has you filled with foreboding, you could chalk up the arrival of fabulous Pinot Noir from...
Insanely Delicious Pinots from…Germany
If the current state of the world has you filled with foreboding, you could chalk up the arrival of fabulous Pinot Noir from...
Rocche Costamagna, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This producer has turned out exceptional wines from the prized cru of Rocche dell’Annunziata in 2012, 2015, and now...
Cascina Ballarin, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This wine put in a sensational showing when tasted blind in January 2020, though I wonder whether it might be a bit...
Cavalier Bartolomeo, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
With all due respect, I have had rather inconsistent results with wines from this house, which has some seriously enviable...
Cavallotto, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
A consistently excellent producer that makes traditionally-styled wines from excellent vineyard sites, Cavallotto...
Poderi Colla, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This wine almost always ends up near the top of the quality pyramid when I taste blind in Alba, and that was the case yet...