Champagne has been going crazy for a few years now. Things that used to be reasonably priced and relatively easy to find are now...

I love good white Chateauneuf du Pape, but goodness are they expensive. Unfortunately, there are not many alternatives, as less expensive...

If you want to learn about wine you need to taste. Taste, taste, taste, and taste some more. Also, read. When it comes to reading about...

We really love Envínate. Their wines are exciting, engaging, diverting... often quite unlike other wines, they are just extraordinary. I...

We write about Domaine Alain Michelot at least a few times a year. Their wines are some of our favorites in Burgundy, and epitomize the...

Pinot Noir snobs abound. I should know, I'm one. As with so many others, my favorite Pinots are from Burgundy, and probably from famous...

When we opened 5 years ago (wow, can't believe it's been 5 years!), we carried a gorgeous inexpensive Scheurebe for about a year. Since...

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

How do you say "Gueguen"? Try "geh-ghen". Hope that helps. This one's a no-brainer. Just buy a case (you'll get 12% off) and make sure...

Life is too short to drink Prosecco* Italy's answer to Champagne comes in many forms, but it is perhaps Franciacorta that should be...

Muxagat means "owl and cat". Cute, but who cares.* I do care deeply, however, that the wine pictured above may be the single best $15...

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...