The grapes from this wine come from the same vineyard as the famous Monte Bello. The winemaking team at Ridge noted...
McPherson, Texas (United States) Piquepoul Blanc 2017
If there is a First Family of Texas Wine, that would likely be the McPhersons. Dr. Clinton “Doc” McPherson was...
Remelluri, Rioja Reserva (Spain) 2011
Remelluri is an historic site founded by monks in the 1400s. The Rodriguez family acquired vineyards on the property...
Bonterra, Lake County (California) Dry Muscat 2017
This is the inaugural vintage of Dry Muscat from Bonterra. The grapes come from an organic vineyard owned by the...
Palacios Remondo, Rioja (Spain) 2015
I learned that Alvaro Palacios was passionate about Garnacha, a.k.a. Grenache, at the 2010 Grenache Symposium at Chemin de...
How to Make Great Wine: Rudd Estate
How do you make great wine? You start with a great place with the right soils and plant grape varieties best suited to...
Keys to Excellence at Louis Roederer
Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon is the Winemaker and Executive Vice-President of Production for the venerable Champagne house of...
Frozen and Fabulous: Icewine
Many of the great sweet wines of the world are made by various methods of dehydration which concentrates the natural sweetness...
Beyond Albariño in Rias Baixas
Albariño from Rias Baixas is one of my favorite wines. What’s not to like? It’s a dry, fruity,...
Excellence from Bodegas Beronia
Bodegas Beronia is a winery in the village of Ollauri in the Rioja Alta region in Spain. As Rioja wineries go, it’s...
Steven Spurrier: British Hero of American Wine
Like many Americans, I first heard of Steven Spurrier when George Taber’s story about a wine tasting in France made the...
Tracing the Roots of the South in Puglia
Although I’ve enjoyed multiple trips to Italy during the past 30 years, I hadn’t made it to Puglia until a year and...