John Paul KamingaNov 18, 20201 minRhone Wine: Do. Saladin Chaveyron 1422A lot of you already know Domaine Saladin. Maybe you've tried a bottle from us, or maybe you attended dinner with Marie-Laurence Saladin ...
John Paul KamingaNov 15, 20202 minNeed to Know: Fratelli Alessandria 2016When you walk into the cellars at Fratelli Alessandria, you can trace the growth of the facility by the changes in stonework, and you wil...
John Paul KamingaNov 5, 20202 minGift Baskets + Wine YourselfA 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...
John Paul KamingaOct 28, 20202 minCru Beaujolais: Burgaud 2019There'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...
John Paul KamingaOct 22, 20202 minWorth the Hype: Oddero Barolo 2016You've heard us say this before: vintage matters less than people and places. In Barolo, there has not been a genuinely disastrous vintag...
John Paul KamingaOct 17, 20202 minSerious Sunny Bubbles: Cruse TraditionThere 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...
John Paul KamingaOct 8, 20203 minBalanced Brawn 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...
John Paul KamingaSep 30, 20202 minTiny Dancers: Ballarin CinoThe Viberti family has long been known as "ballarin" or "dancers" to the people of Barolo, and their winery goes by this local nickname, ...
John Paul KamingaSep 27, 20203 minUnexpected California DreamFew California wines have brought me as much pleasure as the 2015 vintage of Nathan Kandler's Old Vine White Wine from the Wirz Vineyard....
Craft and CruSep 26, 20204 minDrink Beer, Raise Awareness, Support a CauseSocially Conscious Beverages This week, we would like to raise our glasses to some of the small producers who are not only dedicated to i...
Craft and CruSep 24, 20204 minBarolo Magic + Cantina del PinoWe 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...
Craft and CruSep 18, 20203 minA Few Fresh DarlingsWe are always so pleased to introduce people to the organically grown 'Les 4 Cepages' from Domaine de Pajot, as it represents one of the ...
Craft and CruSep 3, 20203 minKeeping Summer GoingFour 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...
Craft and CruAug 30, 20204 minFor the Cellar: Cantina del Pino 2016We 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 ...
Craft and CruAug 27, 20203 minRosso @ Craft and CruToday we want to talk about rossi from Italy (spumante and fermo) and some American reds made from grapes you would otherwise almost alwa...
Craft and CruAug 22, 20203 minA Brew for Beer Nerds and Wine Lovers Meet Gueuze, the bridge between the seemingly opposing worlds of beer and wine. While beer is characterized by it's carbonation and bitt...
Craft and CruAug 20, 20203 minVino/Vin Bianco/BlancWhite 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...
Craft and CruAug 9, 20202 minExceptional CaliforniaWe 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...
Craft and CruAug 7, 20203 minSummer VinoA few delicious randos to consider for the summer: Move over Prosecco, Otrugo dei Colli Piacentini Frizzante is going to be the next big ...
Craft and CruAug 2, 20203 minReversing RolesWhen we think of California wine, our minds might first go to full-bodied reds. With Provence wine, we probably think of pale rosé. Today...