Nebbiolo Time Machine: Castaldi Pianazze
I recently found myself at odds with some contemporary advice that one need simply look north of the Langhe (land of Barolo and...
I recently found myself at odds with some contemporary advice that one need simply look north of the Langhe (land of Barolo and...
We have something special for you. Pauillac at a reasonable price. Pauillac is the kind of region I could give up on. Though I would love...
The wine above comes from Mt. Etna, Sicily's famously active volcano. When I first got into the wine business, you could not find much...
I am known to deride Chateauneuf du Pape, not because the wines aren't good, but because they're expensive, and there are so many other...
Michael mentioned that he had a great bottle of 1997 Catherine & Pierre Breton Bourgueil 'Les Perrieres' over the weekend, and I was...
Lambrusco has a bad reputation. Fine. But get over it and try a Lambrusco from a small grower. You might especially consider an elegant...
The Eyrie Vineyards are THE original Pinot pioneers in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Planting the region's first vineyards of Pinot Noir...
Well-informed Italian wine lovers know the G.D. Vajra winery. Many of you, our dear and discerning customers, know Rosabella, Vajra's...
In scheming a diagram of the vast array of styles of which Sangiovese is capable, these two wines might not end up so far apart from each...
...the lush organic vineyards of Ronchi di Cialla, a singular haven for the storied Schioppettino cultivar... Most of you have never...
There were many important dates through the French Revolution, and there were notable events before July 14, 1798, but on this day a...
The name of the Domaine may be Alain Michelot, but for several vintages the person behind the label is Elodie Michelot, Alain's daughter....
I'll happily contend that Lauer's high-end bottlings are well worth the asking, but in every vintage I find myself gravitating to Senior,...
A friend and esteemed colleague in the wine biz got a bottle of 2019 Philippe Jouan Coteaux Bourguignons from us last week, and his...
"Tim Fröhlich can surely lay claim to the world's most consistently overachieving generic Riesling bottlings of the past two decades." -...
I probably wouldn't usually post twice in the same day, but there was a typo in today's earlier post. I probably wouldn't care about the...
I might want a powerful Barolo on a cool rainy day like today, but for most of June, July and August, I would be much more likely to...
It's no secret, at this point, that Aligoté is responsible for some of the most exciting white wines in Burgundy. Chardonnay still hogs...
Sometimes people ask if I have ideas about which wines will become far more valuable in the future. I do have those ideas, but the...
We offered Ca' la Bionda's superlative Amarone Ravazzol last week, a wine that I love, and hold in the highest esteem, but something that...