This is a super-fresh and enticing Riesling. Badstube is a small grosslage that includes some of Bernkastel’s...
Inama, Colli Berici (Veneto, Italy) 2018
The Colli Berici are hills that rise up from the alluvial plain south of Vicenza and east of Soave. Vines have been...
Veyder-Malberg, Wachau (Niederösterriech, Austria) Grüner Veltliner 2021
Peter Veyder-Malberg is something of a local legend in the Wachau. He assiduously tends his old vines on terraced...
Lucien Albrecht, Alsace (France) Pinot Blanc 2020
Alsace is a great source for fine and affordable Pinot Blanc. Known as Pinot Bianco in Italy and Weissburgunder in...
Columna, Rias Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2021
The 2021 Columna Granito Albariño is a delicious and refreshing white. Rías Baixas lies in...
Château de la Ragotière, Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie (Loire Valley, France) 2020
The Château de la Ragotière Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine is a refreshing white from vineyards in the...
Castelo do Papa, Valdeorras DO (Spain) Godello 2021
The Godello grape is grown most notably in the region of Valdeorras in northwestern Spain. When well-made, it offers a...
An Overview of the 2020 Bordeaux Vintage
I recently had the privilege of attending a tasting of the 2020 Bordeaux vintage sponsored by the Union des Grands Crus de...
Cheval Quancard, Entre-deux-Mers (Bordeaux, France) 2021
Wine lovers seeking full-flavored white wines not made from Chardonnay can find a source among the white wines of...
Enrico Serafino, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC (Piedmont, Italy) 2020
This is an amazing value among Nebbiolo wines. Picotener is the local name for an old clone of Nebbiolo that Enrico...
M-A-N Vintners, Coastal Region (Western Cape, South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2021
M-A-N Chenin Blanc shows that South Africa is perhaps the world’s best source of affordable and delicious Chenin...
Seehof, Rheinhessen (Germany) Riesling 2021
This is pure and delicious Riesling at a very affordable price for its fine quality. Seehof is located in the...