Trione's Block Twenty One Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander shows off the ripeness of the excellent 2012 vintage. With...
Lamole di Lamole, Chianti Classico DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2011
A wine like this bears almost no familial relationship to Chianti made in the 1950s and 1960s. With the exception of Ruffino,...
Catena, Mendoza (Argentina) Malbec 2013
Catena malbec has long been a benchmark for other Argentine wine producers and the is a solid reason for that. The Catena wines,...
What’s In A Glass?
To the casual observer, what's in a wine glass is infinitely more important than the glass itself. To a large extent,...
Dierberg, Santa Maria Valley (Santa Barbara County) Pinot Noir 2013
Dierberg's estate vineyard has produced an earthy pinot in this vintage, with excellent palate weight and depth. Note of...
Schramsberg, Napa Valley (California) 2012
The Cremant is the sleeper in Schramsberg's impressive portfolio of sparkling wines. Sweeter than its brut bubblies to be...
Poliziano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Tuscany, Italy) 2012
Poliziano's flagship Vino Nobile, Asinone, is renowned not only for its remarkable complexity and depth, but also for its...
Nicolas Jay, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Pinot Noir 2014
The inaugural release from Nicolas Jay, a collaboration between French winemaker Jean-Nicolas Meo and music industry...
Frei Brothers, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County) Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
The Frei Brothers reserve from this vintage delivers a blast of ripe blackberry and black currant fruit accompanied by...
A Labor of Love
The upcoming Labor Day weekend is the grillmeister's annual swan song. In most parts of the country, the grill goes...
Duckhorn Vineyards, Rutherford (Napa Valley) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
This is an impressive effort from Duckhorn. It was a good vintage overall in the Napa Valley, and Rutherford is one of the...
Patz & Hall, Santa Lucia Highlands (California) Pinot Noir 2013
The beauty of the Pisoni vineyard is its unique ability to produce pinot noir that shows power and remarkable depth without...