This consistently outstanding example of Chilean Cabernet shines yet again in the 2014 vintage. The fruit profile is...
Villa Sandi, Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze (Veneto, Italy) Glera 2016
Cartizze is actually a separate DOCG from the other wines made in the region, widely described locally as the area’s...
Sommariva, Conegliano – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) Glera 2017
Sommariva’s American importer, Kermit Lynch, doesn’t bring this wine in to the USA at the moment, so prepare...
Adami, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) Glera 2017
Obviously, there’s a lot of verbiage in the way this wine is formally designated, but the key term for those who...
Re-Thinking Sweetness Levels in Prosecco Superiore DOCG
I confess to having shifted in my thinking about residual sweetness in high quality Prosecco Superiore DOCG, and based on...
Bortolotti, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) Glera 2016
Most good Extra Dry Proseccos at the upper DOCG level leave me pleased by how alluring and fun they seem, rather than...
Battle Tested Bargains from Around the World
I don’t know anyone who isn’t constantly on the lookout for wines that are both excellent and affordable. I...
Boekenhoutskloof, Western Cape (South Africa) 2017
Paying ten bucks for this wine borders on stealing. A blend of Viognier, Chenin Blanc and Grenache Blanc, it shows...
Tenuta Sant’Anna, Venezia (Italy) Pinot Grigio 2017
Rarely does anyone have a “religious experience” over a glass of inexpensive Pinot Grigio, but with that...
Stadt Krems, Kremstal (Austria) Gruner Veltliner 2016
This is simply marvelous Grüner Veltliner that does everything well: It is wonderfully refreshing and even...
Domaine Berthet-Rayne, Côtes du Rhône (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
The 2016 wines from the various Côtes du Rhône appellations are the best since 2010, and one would need to go...
Nals Margreid, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Grigio 2016
Twenty bucks is still in the range of an “affordable” wine if the quality is excellent, and though you might...