If you find many Kiwi Sauvignons to be overly assertive, try this more subtle one. It offers multiple layers of flavor,...
Goldwater, Wairau Valley (Marlborough, New Zealand) Sauvignon Blanc 2016
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Paul Lukacs
Musto Carmelitano, Aglianico del Vulture (Basilicata, Italy) 2012
I have become a fan of the rustic, hearty red wines from this fairly obscure appellation in the arch of the foot in the Italian...
Goldwater, Wairau Valley (Marlborough, New Zealand) Pinot Noir 2011
This 2011 is still available in some markets. If you happen to be in one of them, run out and buy some of it! The...
Piccini, Toscana Rosso IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2014
Primarily Sangiovese with small amounts of Cabernet and Merlot in the blend, this is a “Super Tuscan” for...
Marcel Lapierre, Morgon (Beaujolais, Burgundy, France) 2015
From a master vintner, Lapierre’s 2015 Morgon tastes fresh and bright, with ample cherry-scented fruit augmented by echoes...
The Folly of Winespeak
What’s the deal with the way critics talk about wine? Otherwise sensible people become astonishingly fanciful when...
Raats, Coastal Region (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2016
Tasting of ripe pears and golden apples, with a mineral-tinged undertone, this is a first-class example of South Africa’s...
MadFish, Western Australia (Australia) Chardonnay 2016
Made in a lighter style than most, this Chardonnay tastes of peaches and golden delicious apples, with no overt oak influence,...
Robert Mondavi, Oakville (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Amidst all the tumult and change in the world of California wine, where claims about restraint continually run counter to the...
Kreuzberg, Ahr (Germany) Spätburgunder 2013
A rustic wine, this Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder in German) tastes of dried herbs, tobacco and savory spice as much if not...
Grove Mill, Marlborough (New Zealand) Pinot Noir 2013
Beyond France, no place produces more Burgundian-inspired Pinot Noirs than New Zealand. This reasonably priced wine helps...
Susana Balbo, Mendoza (Argentina) 2013
A Bordeaux-styled blend, with Cabernet in the starring role and Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot providing support, this...