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Along with JJ Prum and Markus Molitor, Hermann is one of the finest wineries of Germany’s Mosel Valley. All of the family’s vines are ungrafted and grow on super-steep, slate and rock-covered, slopes looking down on... Read More

Lower ABV Christian Hermann had four 100 point 2023 Rieslings in Wine Advocate and puts that same level of attention into this, his ridiculously inexpensive, mind-blowingly good, QBA. As Advocate says in the 93 point review, it’s... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV We have two vintages of this wine and you NEED them both! From ungrafted vines on red slate with super high acidity (9.3 g/l) balanced by 64 g/l RS. As Wine Advocate says in the 94+ point review, it “opens... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Richer AND lighter than the 2021 also on the shelf, this is almost too easy to drink now solo or with spicy or salty foods. It will get better for decades. The Advocate describes it well in the 94 point review,... Read More

The brother and sister team of Jean-Rémi and Melanie Drémont took over the family vines in 2016, converted to organic farming with horse-drawn plowing and, by vintage 2018, were making gems like this powerful 100%... Read More

Randy Dunn makes timeless, nearly ageless, benchmark Howell Mountain Cabernet. Here he's showing off his skill and style in a more open, ready to love now, way. It's 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Cabernet Franc done in... Read More

If there were a prize for most consistently delicious red wine under $25 in the world...well, here's your winner! As Vinous says, Glossy strawberry, red cherry and raspberry aromas introduce the 2022 Côtes-du-Rhône.... Read More

The winery says, “We like to say our approach to Cabernet Franc is more Burgundy than Bordeaux, meaning we look for silky rather than tannic structure and favor the aromatic potential of the grape over the flavor of the... Read More

Jean Case and husband Steve (of AOL fame) keep going from strength to strength at this top Virginia estate. A blend of 43% Petit Verdot, 23% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 11% Tannat and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon gives a medium-bodied... Read More

Not content to make some of the best wines in the Commonwealth, Early Mountain makes some of the best values, too. Like here in this blend of 65% Petit Manseng, 31% Sauvignon Blanc, 2% Chardonnay and 2% Malvasia done all in steel.... Read More

Lower ABV There's a lot of pretty poor Moscato d'Asti out there. And then there's Perrone, perhaps the benchmark for what can be done with passion and commitment. This is from a single vineyard at 350 meters elevation,... Read More

This 15 acre vineyard was planted in 2001 and purchased by Joe and Pat Campbell in 2009 where they built a home – and a clay tennis court. The east-facing Pommard and Dijon 115 vines give a terrific blend of rich red fruit... Read More

766 bottles (63 cases) made. “Quasi Centenaria” roughly translates to “about 100 years old,” a reference to this gnarly old Carignan vineyard planted right around 1919. The vines grow on two steep, rock-covered,... Read More

Lower ABV A good Vinho Verde is pretty much the perfect warm weather wine. And this is one of a pair of top-notch Vinho Verde, both from 100% Loureiro grapes grown on steeply sloped vineyards overlooking northern Portugal’s... Read More

Lower ABV A good Vinho Verde is pretty much the perfect warm weather wine. And this is one of a pair of top-notch Vinho Verde, both from 100% Loureiro grapes grown on steeply sloped vineyards overlooking northern Portugal’s... Read More

Organic John Lockwood grew up in Virginia, got introduced to grapes working a summer job in Vermont and started Enfield as a side-gig while working at Failla in 2010. He focuses on getting the character of old vines and unique... Read More

Organic/Bio The four friends who started Envinate (“wine yourself”) expand beyond their Canary Islands roots to create this 70% Garnacha Tintorera (aka Alicante Bouschet) and 30% Moravia Agria organically grown at... Read More

Lower ABV Ercole is importer The Piedmont Guy's line-up designed to introduce American consumers to the joys of traditional Piemonte wines - and the joys of enjoying them without fuss or ceremony. From a Monferrato co-op,... Read More

Lower ABV So many Cottats in Sancerre! Here Eric Cottat gets the better of the tricky 2024 vintage with this wine from Terres Blanches (Kimmeridgian marl) and a Caillotes (limestone) soils. Done all in steel, it's super crisp,... Read More

Organic/Bio Here’s a bold, fruit-filled, Portugues red blend from 100% organic grapes on granite/schist and made all in concrete to let the fruit and minerality really sing out. Dark black berry and plum fruit flows across... Read More

Lower ABV We’re not even going to try to explain the premise behind Curt Schalchlin and Andrew Jones’s “Fable” approach to naming wines. But the wine in the bottle here is very good Chardonnay indeed, loaded... Read More

Organic/Bio Sabastian Zuccardi is helping to revolutionize our understanding of Mendoza Malbec and this, as he writes, “is a very important wine in my life. Beginning to make it was a key step on our way.” Whole clusters... Read More

Organic/Bio This is just fabulous Malbec that has more than enough fruit for immediate enjoyment and a complex, savory, depth that makes it unbelievably good with grilled meat. As Suckling says in the 94 point rave, “A more... Read More

The label tells the story behind this one-time ever wine. In 2021, frost devastated the Mousse family’s vineyards. Facing an entire lost village, the family’s friends – top growers from across the region –... Read More

Get ready for a ride here! This is 80% Meunier plus Pinot Noir about half 2019 and the rest from a perpetual reserve started in 2003. The base wines all aged in steel with tiny amounts of sulfur and went through malo before resting... Read More