Bright, light medium ruby color and enticing, forward red cherry, strawberry aromas are followed by light berry flavors...
Telmo Rodriguez, Sierras de Malaga (Andalucia, Spain) 2017
Telmo Rodriguez, whose family has owned Rioja’s legendary Bodegas Remelluri since 1967, could have just...
Five Takes on Sangiovese
The Italian wine grape Sangiovese grape is known by a laundry list of synonyms such as Brunello, Prugnolo, Grechetto Rosso,...
Terre Del Poliziano, Morellino di Scansano DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
In the coastal region of Maremma in central Italy, Sangiovese is called Morellino. Sangiovese (85%) and Ciliegiolo...
Experiencing the Wines of the Valle de Guadalupe
Recently I joined a group on a culinary trip to the Valle de Guadalupe organized by members of the Mexico Chapter of Les Dames...
Badia a Coltibuono, Chianti Classico DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
The 2019 vintage is made from 90% Sangiovese blended with 10% Colorino, Canaiolo and Ciliegiolo. It was aged for 12...
Enrico Serafino, Langhe DOC (Piedmont, Italy) Nebbiolo 2018
Until 2017, the grape called Picotener in the Val d’Aosta of northern Italy was thought to be one of many synonyms...
Capezzana, Carmignano DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2017
The Carmignano wine region of Tuscany got a lot of support from the Medici family. In the mid-1500s, long before...
Fattoria Selvapiana, Chianti Rufina DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2018
Vigneto Bucerchiale is the name of the vineyard where the grapes were grown in the Chianti Rufina appellation, the smallest of...
Lost Draw Cellars, Texas High Plains (Texas) Picpoul Blanc 2021
The grape variety that is responsible for Picpoul de Pinet from the Languedoc region of southwestern France has found a...
English Newsom Cellars, Texas High Plains (Texas) Viognier 2019
Viognier is a happy grape in Texas. Some consider it the state’s unofficial white wine grape. The 2019...
Jermann, Venezia Giulia IGT (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy) Ribolla Gialla 2020
The winery’s website states that this wine is mostly Ribolla Gialla. In the U.S. if a grape variety is on the...