The label looks like a playful shipping or instructional graphic, but the wine inside is solid. Good intensity of...
M. Chapoutier, Côtes du Rhône Blanc (Rhône Valley, France) 2022
One could do worse than order a case of M. Chapoutier's “Belleruche” at this price to have an affordable and...
Bouvet Ladubay, Saumur (Loire Valley, France) Chenin Blanc 2021
A step up in quality if only modestly in price from the signature Bouvet Blanc, this vintage-dated bubbly from the Loire...
Mendes & Symington, Vinho Verde (Portugal) Alvarhino 2023
After expanding out of their Douro home base (both Ports and Douro table wines) to the south to Alentejo, the Symington...
Flora Springs Winery, Napa Valley (California) 2023
This is one of the more interesting and enjoyable recent vintages of this venerable Napa Valley blend of Sauvignon Blanc,...
Kaiken Wines, Mendoza (Argentina) Malbec 2021
A child of Chile’s Montes family of Argentine wines, this Kaiken Ultra Malbec is smooth without being too creamy,...
Ernst Loosen, Pfalz (Germany) Pinot Noir Rosé 2023
The ubiquitous Loosens have made the pink category a little more interesting with this northern Pinot Noir Rosé...
Disznókó, Tokaji (Hungary) Dry Furmint 2022
Once it was a rarity to find dry table wines from regions that produced naturally sweet or fortified wines. Now it...
Sonoma-Cutrer, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
Sonoma Pinot Noirs seem to be getting more assertive and less ethereal, which can be a good or bad thing or simply an...
Divorcing Your Wine Cellar
I have this good friend, Rick, who retired a few years ago from his hectic day-to-day grind as an owner / winemaker to enjoy the...
M. Chapoutier, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc (Rhône Valley, France) 2022
I often feel that white Châteauneuf-du-Pape doesn’t get its due, and that — after white Burgundy —...
San Felice, Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
San Felice's Campogiovanni Brunello is very long on the palate. At first taste, the wine seems a bit light in body,...