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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...

Not Giving Up on Bordeaux: Pauillac

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...

Mt. Etna: Girolamo Russo

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...

Big and Bold : Fondreche Ventoux Persia

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...

Inexplicable: Breton les Perrieres

Michael mentioned that he had a great bottle of 1997 Catherine & Pierre Breton Bourgueil 'Les Perrieres' over the weekend, and I was...

Don't Knock Lambrusco: Podere il Saliceto

Lambrusco has a bad reputation. Fine. But get over it and try a Lambrusco from a small grower. You might especially consider an elegant...

Trousseau: Eyrie '18

The Eyrie Vineyards are THE original Pinot pioneers in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Planting the region's first vineyards of Pinot Noir...

Vajra Rosabella Rosato

Well-informed Italian wine lovers know the G.D. Vajra winery. Many of you, our dear and discerning customers, know Rosabella, Vajra's...

Sangiovese Schema: Predappio e Lamole

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...

14 July, drink Burgundy?

There were many important dates through the French Revolution, and there were notable events before July 14, 1798, but on this day a...

Overachieving: "Generic" Trocken

"Tim Fröhlich can surely lay claim to the world's most consistently overachieving generic Riesling bottlings of the past two decades." -...

IT'S BACK!! Vajra Claré J.C. 2021

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...

Aligoté: More(y) Please!

It's no secret, at this point, that Aligoté is responsible for some of the most exciting white wines in Burgundy. Chardonnay still hogs...

DVLCIVS EX ASPERIS: 2018 Oddero Barolo

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...

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