A blend of 60% Tibouren (winemaker Randall Grahm’s new favorite grape), 26% Cinsault and 14% Grenache, the latter a...
The Language of Yes, Santa Maria Valley (Santa Barbara County, California) Grenache 2021
The Language of Yes 2021 Santa Maria Valley Grenache is a lovely wine if not a particularly complex one, with...
The Language of Yes, Santa Maria Valley (Santa Barbara County, California) Syrah 2021
Bright fruit meets a savory grounding: This 2021 Syrah from Randall Grahm's The Language of Yes is almost like...
Young Love in an Old Bottle
Do you remember when you first fell in love with wine? I mean really fell in love – when you began...
San Simeon, Paso Robles (Central Coast, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Great wines have a range of being great – drink young, drink aged; sip or drink with foods. Which causes some...
Ramón Bilbao, Rioja Reserva (Spain) 2016
I have always appreciated the historic relationship between Rioja and Bordeaux and the fact that the Tempranillo-based...
Aviana, Portugal () 2022
Increasingly, American winemakers are saying: “The world is our terroir!” Small and large wineries alike...
Marco Felluga, Collio DOC (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy) Pinot Grigio 2022
Pinot Grigio is a funny variety in that mixed in with its fruity flavors, good acidity (natural or added) and often...
Natalie MacLean Tells All in New Memoir
By her own admission, wine writer Natalie MacLean has a habit of drawing attention to herself, and not all of it is good....
Luke, Columbia Valley (Washington) 2020
I think a lot about winegrowers like Luke who make very good red table wines that have to compete in that under-$30 range...
Montes, Apalta (Colchagua Valley, Chile) Carmenère 2020
Moreso than any other grape, Carmenère is the one that in the hands of Chilean winemakers best approximates a great...
Biondi-Santi, Rosso di Montalcino (Rosso di Montalcino) Sangiovese 2020
Much is made about the evolution of the taste of a great wine year after year in the bottle, any rightfully so, as we...