This is the sort of Verdejo to make converts among those who’ve never experienced an excellent rendition of this...
Innocent Bystander, Yarra Valley (Victoria, Australia) Pinot Noir 2018
This wine is still a bit tight immediately upon opening, but that’s not surprising in light of the fact the fruit...
Domaines Barons de Rothschild – Lafite, Pauillac (Bordeaux, France) 2015
Bordeaux has become so expensive to buy and so frustrating to use that many consumers have turned away entirely. ...
Wittmann, Rheinhessen (Germany) Riesling Trocken 2017
Only 100 cases of this sensational wine were made for the entire world, so you’ll need to be lucky to find a...
Marqués de Cáceres, Rioja Gran Reserva (Spain) 2011
Marqués de Cáceres is among the Rioja bodegas that has helped fully rehabilitate the reputation of Rioja...
Marqués de Cáceres, Rioja Crianza (Spain) 2015
This quite sizeable bodega makes plenty of this wine (I’ve been there, and this is no secret), but it is impressive...
Marqués de Cáceres, Rioja Reserva (Spain) 2014
By comparison to the 2015 Crianza from this bodega, this wine shows a big step up in oak influence, but matches it with a...
Marqués de Cáceres, Rioja (Spain) 2018
Very young, simply vinified Tempranillo can be thought of (and used as) Spain’s answer to Beaujolais, and this is...
Robert Weil, Rheingau (Germany) Riesling Trocken 2017
This is a terrific dry Riesling from Robert Weil’s VDP Erste Lage Turmberg vineyard. It displays the...
Caparzo, Rosso di Montalcino DOC (Tuscany, Italy) 2016
They say confession is good for the soul, so here goes: I’m guilty of thinking that Rosso di Montalcino is...
Domaine Delaporte, Sancerre (Loire Valley, France) 2018
Although this is an indisputably delicious bottle of wine that nobody could fail to enjoy, it is still recommended for...
Massolino, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
Nuanced and elegant, this is such a refined Barolo that it seems almost uncanny in relation to the character of the big...