Bouchaine Carneros (California) Estate Chardonnay, 2006 ($30): This wonderful Chardonnay from Carneros is the fifth...
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A Great Pinot from San Francisco’s Back Yard
Willowbrook Cellars, Marin County (California) Pinot Noir 2006 ($38): Two decades ago, when California Pinot Noirs finally...
A Terrific Value in Chardonnay
I'M, Sonoma County (California) Chardonnay, 2004 ($17): I discovered this fantastic-value Chardonnay on a day when value...
Domaine Leflaive’s Southern Front
Domaines Leflaive, Mâcon-Verzé (Burgundy, France) 2006 ($31, Wilson Daniels Ltd.): You might already know that the...
A Great Aussie Cabernet Discovery
Parker Coonawarra Estate, Coonawarra (South Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon "Terra Rossa" 2003 ($25, Robert Whale...
Antinori’s Signature White
Castello della Sala, IGT Umbria (Italy) 'Cervaro della Sala' 2006 ($50, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates): Would it sound like...
Chablis Great Emerges in Chile
Viña William Fèvre, Maipo Valley (Chile) Chardonnay "Gran Cuvée" 2006 ($18, Sommelier Imports, Inc.): I have long been a...
Australia’s Classic Sauvignon Blanc
Shaw and Smith, Adelaide Hills (South Australia) Sauvignon Blanc 2007 ($21, Vintus Imports): I've been tasting lots of...
Winemaking as Art
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley (Washington) "Artists Series" Meritage 2005 ($50): In the early days of...
Act Two for a Famous Washington Wine Name
Mercer Estates Columbia Valley (Washington) Sauvignon Blanc 2007 ($15): The first time I ever had a bird's eye view of the...
Platinum-Medal Shiraz Offers Nuance and Complexity
Capel Vale, Mount Barker (Western Australia) Shiraz 'Regional Series' 2005 ($22, Tom Eddy Wines): As the Australians focus...
A Riesling Power
Howard Park, Great Southern - Western Australia, Riesling 2007 (Blue Water Wine, $25): When I visited Western Australia a...