The vineyards of Castello di Monsanto lie at an 800 to 1000 foot elevation at Barberino Val d’Elsa on the western...
Castello di Monsanto, Chianti Classico Riserva (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
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Wayne Belding
Revisiting Bordeaux Wines
“Unbeatable quality, indisputably aristocratic. Ludicrously unfashionable.” Those words were written in 1986...
Roseline and Lionel Bussy, Chablis Premier Cru (Burgundy, France) 2022
Chablis is perhaps the most distinctive of all Chardonnay wines. Drawn from well-sited slopes on the famous...
Château Latour-Martillac, Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Bordeaux, France) 2021
The 2021 vintage, while somewhat challenging for Bordeaux red wines, was an excellent crop for whites. ...
Cantina Terlano, Alto Adige (Italy) Pinot Bianco 2020
Cantina Terlano is a small cooperative winery in the Alto Adige region of Italy. They make wines from some of the...
Ricci Curbastro, Franciacorta (Lombardy, Italy) 2019
The best Franciacortas are brilliant, elegant and complex sparkling wines, and Ricci Curbastro is among the best producers...
Librandi, Val di Neto IGT (Calabria, Italy) 2021
Librandi’s Gravello was introduced to the international market 30+ years ago, marrying traditional Calabrian wine...
Luigi Baudana / G.D. Vajra, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
The Baudana vineyard is among the most highly regarded in Serralunga d’Alba. With a combination of clay and...
Argiolas, Vermentino di Sardegna DOC (Sardinia, Italy) 2022
Vermentino is a deliciously aromatic and flavorful grape variety that yields especially fine wines on the island of...
Roots Wine Company, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Chardonnay 2020
The Roots Wine Company was founded in 2002 in the Yamhill-Carlton District of the Willamette Valley. While their...
Douloufakis, Crete (Greece) Vidiano 2022
The Douloufakis Vidiano epitomizes the character of Mediterranean white wine for me. It shows a classic style, with...
Jean Pabiot et Fils, Pouilly-Fumé (Loire Valley, France) 2022
Sauvignon Blancs from the Loire Valley are among the most distinctive renditions of that grape. Sancerre is the...