Wine Reviews
We sometimes talk about “quaffing wines,” and in my memory bank I use as a baseline drinking and chatting outside a Madrid café on...
Argiano’s “Non Confunditur” is not quite a Super Tuscan, but a Tuscan IGT that’s a blend of French and Italian grapes at a respectable...
Born from a shared dream among a group of childhood friends in Mendoza, Argentina, the four producers of Alma 4 all met when they...
The phylloxera-free grapes for Domaine Bousquet’s 2021 "Virgen" Cabernet Sauvignon are certified organic and were harvested in late January and early February, then fermented...
Weingut Stadt Krems is one of the world’s oldest estates, claiming winemaking as far back as 1452. Kremstal region’s natural air circulation brings in...
The Basque region’s Txakoli wines are consistently the hidden gems that everyone should know about. Hondarribi Zuri grapes are harvested early in the season...
The back label tells us the wine made from vines planted in 1946 is a tribute to Jean-Marc’s “spiritual” father, Louis Petit, “who taught...
Giampaolo Motta acquired the 67-acre estate located in the Conca d’Oro in Panzano, the heart of Chianti Classico. Instead of making Chianti Classico, he...
Giampaolo Motta named this flagship wine after his grandfather and son. With more structure and less flesh that the 2020 La Massa, the stellar...
Under the leadership of Marilisa Allegrini, Allegrini remains one of the benchmark producers in Valpolicella. The 2016 Corvina Veronese La Poja is gorgeously stitched...
Fitapreta is just north of Evora in the heart of the Alentejo. Think of Carvalha as the Pinot Noir of the region. It’s a...
In the center of the town of Vidigueira, The Talha Mafia is a collection of friends that is dedicated to the Talha method, and...