With wine as with real estate, value is determined in large measure by location. Much as when buying a house, what you end...
Don Miguel Gascon, Mendoza (Argentina) Mabec 2010
A rich, ripe wine, with soft but still evident tannins, this wine tastes of plums, dark cherries, and other black fruits, with...
Savoring Wine’s Present
Wine nostalgia simply does not make sense anymore. We live in an age of unprecedented quality, with more good wines...
Ring Bolt, Margaret River (Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Deep and dark, with classic varietal flavors and just the right amount of oak to add interest without intruding upon the fruit,...
Bellamarsilia, Morellino di Scansano (Tuscany) 2011
A modern-styled wine, meaning rich and ripe, this Tuscan beauty still manages to stay true to its origin and to itself, offering...
Cross Springs, Lake County (California) Petite Sirah 2010
Old-fashioned in that it exhibits firm tannins and rustic secondary notes, but quite new-fangled due to its lush, even...
Steelhead, Sonoma County (California) Pinot Noir 2011
This value-priced California Pinot outperforms many that cost two, three, even four times as much. Neither sweet from over-ripe...
Yalumba, South Australia (Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
A full-bodied but smooth and harmonious Cabernet, this wine offers plenty of flavor without ever seeming overbearing. It also is...
Aia Vecchia, Toscanna (Italy) 2009
A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc,“Lagone” is made with grapes grown near Bolgheri in...
Poliziano, Montepulciano (Tuscany, Italy) 2009
Light-bodied and extremely food-friendly, this is a graceful, elegant wine. Fully mature, it offers a core of dark cherry fruit...
Diseño, Mendoza (Argentina) Malbec 2011
Argentinean Malbec has exploded in popularity here in the US over the past few years, and perhaps unsurprisingly, overall...
Glen Carlou, Paarl (South Africa) 2009
A Bordeaux blend, with compellingly long and evolving flavors, this wine suffers slightly from a hint of rubber in the...