Wine Reviews
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This looks like a Rosé in the glass, but fortunately it displays enormous character and complexity, so you know it’s not a rosé. Girolamo...
The ready-to-drink 2020 Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico shows why Chianti Classico is so popular. Lip-smacking acidity acts as the foil for its succulent black...
The Contini Bonacossi family owns Capezzana, Carmignano’s best producer. Ugo Contini Bonacossi, who transformed the property from the typical sharecropping agricultural endeavor of the...
The story goes that a parcel of vines in the Merusault Perrières vineyard lost its exalted appellation classification when the owner added 10-inches or...
I love James MacPhail’s propensity for layered complexity in Pinot Noir across a range of styles. I’m sure he would argue that it has...
Within the Garnacha universe, very few manage to coax such finesse from this variety and deliver a world-class product. Founded by Fernando García and...
Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto make Albariño from old vines around the village of Cambados. Their 2021 skin-contact produced, amber-hued “Crisopa” Albariño (with a...
This had better be bloody good for a hundred bucks — and guess what, it is terrific. It was graced with the coveted “Tre...
I have little experience with this producer, but hope to change that during my next visit to the regions around Alba. This is exemplary...
The Roots Wine Company was founded in 2002 in the Yamhill-Carlton District of the Willamette Valley. While their focus is on fine Pinot Noir,...
Verónica Ortega’s Cobrana 2021 captivates with its elegance, depth, and sense of place. Situated in Bierzo Alto, Cobrana is a small town within the...
Sauvignon Blancs from the Loire Valley are among the most distinctive renditions of that grape. Sancerre is the best-known appellation for Sauvignon wines, and...