Even though I live on the East Coast, and even though the first vineyard I worked in was planted to Chambourcin and Seyval...
The Vice, Los Carneros – Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2020
This wine will not please those looking for a buttery, toasty, creamy Chardonnay, even though it has 30 months on new...
Kopke, Port (Douro, Portugal) 2021
Kopke lays its reputation on being the oldest Port house and on its long line of colheitas (or single-vintage wines), with...
Frescobaldi, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
Frescobaldi produces several Chiantis and Chianti Classicos, and this is one of my favorites, well worthy of the Gran...
Rombauer Vineyards, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
For years, Rombauer Cabernets reminded me of a Bordeaux Left Bank third-growth red that often performed like a Super...
Crossbarn by Paul Hobbs, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
Crossbarn is a stand-alone brand that serves as the second label for international winemaker Paul Hobbs. As a...
New & Old: An Evening with Biondi Santi
What happens in the life of any organism when its continuity is interrupted? Does it adapt, and, if so, what path will it...
The Lieux-Dits of Seneca Lake
It is late August, not yet prime picking time in the vineyards that ring Seneca Lake. Looking west from the lake’s...
On Wine Origins: I’m Napa Valley, and You’re Not!
One cool morning this April, I sat down for a hotel breakfast in Washington, D.C., with a visiting delegation from Napa Valley...
Ernst Loosen: Allegra, Adante and Fortissimo
“I love Riesling and Pinot Noir with some age,” Ernst Loosen says on the other side of our Zoom screen. It is...
Italy’s Trebbiano: Ugly Duckling to Graceful Swan
“To make a fine Trebbiano was always a dream of mine,” says Luca Sanjust, the enthusiastic owner of Petrolo winery...
The Two Petits Find a Home on the East Coast
What are the chances that a secondary Bordeaux grape, one which seldom gets any attention except for being a small percentage in...