Every year, I look forward to tasting the new release of Pieorpan’s exquisite Calvarino Soave. Calvarino is...
Macchia, Lodi (California) Old Vine Zinfandel 2018
Good Zinfandel offers a mouthful of pure, jammy fruit and spice. The Lodi area of San Joaquin County contains a...
Salomon Undhof, Kremstal (Austria) Riesling 2017
The Salomon Undhof estate is in Austria’s Kremstal region and is noted for clean and intense renditions of...
Nino Negri, Valtellina Superiore DOCG (Lombardy, Italy) Nebbiolo 2016
The Adda River flows south from the Alps of Italy’s Lombardy region. For a brief few miles, however, the...
Grüner in Oregon’s Umpqua – and More!
My first view of the Umpqua Valley was as a geology student decades ago. The complex geology of the Umpqua, as it flows...
Loveblock, Marlborough (New Zealand) Sauvignon Blanc 2019
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is a worldwide favorite. Marlborough, a district on the north end of New Zealand’s...
Volpe Pasini, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC (Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italy) Sauvignon 2018
The hills of Friuli are especially noted for pure and intense white wines. From Pinot Grigio to Friulano to...
Dark Horse, California (United States) Merlot 2017
Although Merlot has been relegated to a relatively forgotten status among many wine drinkers, they would do well to take...
Frescobaldi, Chianti Rufina DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2016
Frescobaldi’s Riserva Nipozzano Vecchie Viti is a Sangiovese-based wine from old vines in the Chianti Rufina...
Masseria Li Veli, Salento IGT (Puglia, Italy) 2018
Few wine drinkers have ever heard of the Verdeca grape. Even fewer have ever sampled a Verdeca wine from this native...
Beaumont Family Wines, Bot River (Walker Bay, South Africa) Chenin Blanc 2019
South African Chenin Blancs are slowly getting the recognition they deserve. South Africa has more Chenin vineyards...
La Guardiense, Falanghina del Sannio (Campania, Italy) 2018
The Falanghina grape is most known in southern Italy’s Campania region. It is a white that provides a delicious...