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The Whole Cluster: Gour de Chaulé

When it comes to Rhone wines, we wine lovers of Massachusetts are spoiled for choice. There are so many great wines here, and they're...

Personal Stash: Rosé Savart

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

21st Century Garnacha: Frontonio

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...

Canary Islands: Envínate Palo Blanco

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

NSG: Michelot Library

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...

Cool Climate Pinot Noir: Withers Peters

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...

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...

Chablis: Gueguen, Remember the Name

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...

Franciacorta: Saten and Blanc de Blancs

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

Team Owl Cat: Muxagat Tinta Barroca

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...

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...

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