This convincing Albariño hits all the right notes, and hits them all with precise balance and timing. Subtle...
Boekenhoutskloof, Western Cape (South Africa) Sauvignon Blanc 2018
The attractively priced “Porcupine Ridge” line of wines from South African standard-bearer Boekenhoutskloof...
Glenelly, Stellenbosch (South Africa) Chardonnay 2018
There’s a lot of Chardonnay made around the world, and now that the big vanilla-butterball style has gone out of...
Paul Hobbs, Sonoma Coast (California) Chardonnay 2017
Paul Hobbs is rich and famous and handsome, which would be more than enough to make me hate him… if not for this...
Pewsey Vale, Eden Valley (Australia) Riesling 2017
I love this wine every year, and I buy it almost every year, and the happy fact of the matter is that I really don’t...
Frenzy, Marlborough (New Zealand) Sauvignon Blanc 2018
I taste Kiwi Sauvignon Blancs in truly alarming numbers and amounts each year in the course of my work as a restaurant...
Steelhead Vineyards, Monterey County (California) Pinot Noir 2017
Delicious red cherry fruit holds center stage in this wine’s performance, but that isn’t the only note, as...
Hess, Central Coast (California) Pinot Noir 2016
This wine offers a lot to like, but all the proportions are just right, so there’s also exactly nothing to...
Murphy-Goode Winery, California (United States) Pinot Noir 2016
Among the best wines I’ve tasted from Murphy-Goode in the past decade -- even though it is “just” an...
Best of the Best from Barbaresco’s 2016 Vintage
I’ve got very good news to report, based on very extensive tastings of newly-released Barbaresco and Barolo wines that I...
Giuseppe Cortese, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
Add up an exemplary producer, a great cru, and an outstanding vintage and this is what you get: A wine of impressive...
Castello di Neive, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
A marvelously stylish Nebbiolo that is extremely expressive but still seemingly weightless, this shows open fruit with...