A lot of you already know Domaine Saladin. Maybe you've tried a bottle from us, or maybe you attended dinner with Marie-Laurence Saladin ...

When you walk into the cellars at Fratelli Alessandria, you can trace the growth of the facility by the changes in stonework, and you wil...

A couple bottles of wine, some extra virgin olive oil, a bar of chocolate, hand-picked by the crew at Craft and Cru, all together in a ba...

There's no better introduction to the most serious wines of Beaujolais than a bottle from Jean Marc. The price of his fabulous Cote du Py...

You've heard us say this before: vintage matters less than people and places. In Barolo, there has not been a genuinely disastrous vintag...

There have been many (many) offers in my inbox for zoom tastings with winemakers. I have only jumped at one, and boy did I jump! This sum...

Aglianico must be counted as one of Italy's great red wine grapes, arguably next to Sangiovese and Nebbiolo in terms of raw potential, bu...

The Viberti family has long been known as "ballarin" or "dancers" to the people of Barolo, and their winery goes by this local nickname, ...

Few California wines have brought me as much pleasure as the 2015 vintage of Nathan Kandler's Old Vine White Wine from the Wirz Vineyard....

Socially Conscious Beverages This week, we would like to raise our glasses to some of the small producers who are not only dedicated to i...

We don't often get very excited about half bottles, as they can be quite a bit more expensive, per ounce of liquid, than full bottles. Wh...

We are always so pleased to introduce people to the organically grown 'Les 4 Cepages' from Domaine de Pajot, as it represents one of the ...

Four wines to check out: a couple old faves and a couple newbs. One of our favorite wine estates in Tuscany, Corzano e Paterno is a small...

We always look forward to new vintages from Cantina del Pino. They release Barbaresco a year later than most, so there's always a bit of ...

Today we want to talk about rossi from Italy (spumante and fermo) and some American reds made from grapes you would otherwise almost alwa...

Meet Gueuze, the bridge between the seemingly opposing worlds of beer and wine. While beer is characterized by it's carbonation and bitt...

White wine is often not taken as seriously as red wine. This is a mistake. Way under the radar, the Bianchello del Metauro DOC of Italy's...

We have some of the best people visiting us at Craft and Cru. Seriously. I won't go into too much detail here, but long story short, I ha...

A few delicious randos to consider for the summer: Move over Prosecco, Otrugo dei Colli Piacentini Frizzante is going to be the next big ...

When we think of California wine, our minds might first go to full-bodied reds. With Provence wine, we probably think of pale rosé. Today...