Oddero got a perfect score a couple weeks ago.... yay, blech, cool, ffs... The world will probably never abandon wine scores, but I wish...

Wait, wait, not "a silly" but "Asili"... if you like Nebbiolo, remember ASILI... I know I keep using the time machine analogy, which is a...

We love the wines of Piemonte, and stock many of our faves, both values and bottles that are justifiable splurges. Barolo and Barbaresco...

If you're reading this email, you've won. Seriously, even if you don't buy a bottle of Monlia Derthona, you're winning this wine game....

We talk about Le Piane often. New arrivals from Le Piane are just exciting, and we regularly stock more than one offering from this jewel...

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

Above we see a nice aerial shot from just behind the winery of Fratelli Alessandria. We're looking pretty much due south, and if you were...

We talk about Fratelli Alessandria often. They are quite simply one of the best wineries in Barolo, and we feel privileged to carry their...

We talk about Le Piane often. New arrivals from this winery are quite simply exciting, and a new vintage of their flagship Boca is a...

The picture of grapes above were found here, where you'll also find an interesting translation of an old description Barbera ... ... but...

... did I say jedi? I think I meant nebi... nebbiolo... Vajra's Claré J.C. does seem to have some mind tricks up its sleeve... is it red,...

One of the great wine estates in Piemonte, Le Piane is notable for so many reasons: sustainable and organic farming, a hands-off...

Roberto Conterno had been quietly working with Nervi, Gattinara's largest landowner, for years before he bought the place, which was huge...

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

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

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...