A Bordeaux blend with clear Italian fingerprints. Gradis’ciutta harvests the Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and...
Areyna, Valle de Cafayate (Salta, Argentina) Torrontés 2020
This Torrontés is an excellent summer wine choice. I found tropical fruit and textbook floral notes that...
Massaya, Mount Lebanon (Beqaa Valley, Lebanon) 2017
Neither quite "Old World" or "New World” in the parlance or stylistic sensibility of wine tasters,...
Domaine le Clos des Lumieres, Côtes du Rhône Blanc (Rhône Valley, France) 2020
This Rhône white is a great spring-time wine. Domaine les Clos des Lumieres is a family-owned business with...
De Forville, Langhe Nebbiolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2020
Another outstanding wine with an under-$30 price tag. I found suggestions in this wine of sour cherries and crushed...
Sanguinhal, Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal) 2019
Lisbon area is a really fun place to visit and I have always found the white wines from the area intriguing and...
Kaapzicht, Stellenbosch (South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2021
Kaapzicht is a family owned and run wine estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Their Chenin Blanc, in particular,...
Domaine du Fief aux Dames, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie (Loire Valley, France) 2020
This is a great summer wine that punches well above its weight at $15. I found the refreshing acidity and minerality...
Saint-Peyre, Pays d’Oc IGP (Languedoc, France) Viognier 2020
Do your friends keep circling back to creamy Chardonnay, tempting you to expand their horizon? Look no...
Famille de Boel, Méditerranée IGP (Southern France) 2020
Fruit forward and approachable, this wine will interest novices and wine nerds alike. This wine is primarily Caladoc...
Renardat Fache, Bugey AOC (Jura, France) 2020
Sparkling wine comes in many shapes and sizes. This natural, methode ancestrale wine is a pure expression with...
Tipsy Rose, Calaveras County, Sierra Foothills (California) Grenache 2018
Some wines have a unique ability to trigger our olfactory memories and send us straight back to a place and time in our...