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Organic/Bio Here’s proof that great farming and straight-ahead winemaking can deliver fine Chianti – and even finer value! – from outside the Classico zone. More and more Chianti is either all Sangiovese or Sangiovese... Read More

Lower ABV We’ve been impressed by the Fioroni family’s last few Vernaccia releases, but the just arrived 2017 takes the deliciousness to new heights even as the price goes down! Since at least 1276, Tuscany’s... Read More

Organic/Bio A traditional dessert wine style from just outside the walled city of San Gimignano, Tuscany. Trebbiano, Malvasia, and San Colombano grapes are dried and then aged five years in small barrels (traditionally chestnut)... Read More

Sangiovese from Montepulciano is naturally a little darker and more powerful than from Chianti, and Poliziano leans into that with plenty of dark color and a spicy oak sheen. As Suckling says in the 92 point review, A modern Vino... Read More

Poppy Cabernet Paso Robles has been a customer favorite in the great value California Cab segment for years. And every time we pit it against a more expensive Cabernet in a blind tasting (one where tasters don’t know which... Read More

Lower ABV Pedro Coelho is looking to capture the character of Portugal's Douro Valley - both its grapes and climate - but with more freshness than you'd expect from the home of Port. Here the usual melange of Douro grapes... Read More

“Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!” exclaimed the young monk Dom Perignon when he successfully created Champagne. (Well, no - he wasn't young and his main accomplishment was to get the bubbles OUT of Champagne... Read More

Easter means many things, but always includes some interesting wine pairing challenges. What goes with ham, lamb, deviled eggs, asparagus and chocolate Easter bunnies? This set of wines will meet the challenge in company-worthy... Read More

When that first warm, sunny, glorious spring day finally arrives, celebrate like a Parisian. Round up some friends, load up the wicker basket with food and glassware, and break out this half-dozen bottles of picnic party wines!... Read More

Sure, you've had plenty of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Maybe you can even identify wines from these classic grapes when tasted blind (not seeing the bottle first). But there's so much... Read More

On the one hand, the historic wine regions of Europe, laden with tradition and challenged by a sometimes marginal climate. On the other, wines of the rest of the world, liberated to innovate and often doing so in warm, sunny,... Read More

It's cold outside, maybe even snowy, but inside the fire is going, something warming is on the stove, and good friends and family have gathered with more than enough cheer to ward off the dark and cold. Here's what to... Read More

Lower ABV From one of Soave’s benchmark estate, this is Garganega for folks who love Chablis, Muscadet, Fiano and the like. Vinous describes it well in the 91 point review, impresses with its fresh mix of vividly ripe orchard... Read More

Lower ABV Presqu'ile's style runs to the more elegant and pure side of California Pinot although hardly lacking in texture and richness of fruit. Dark red raspberry and a touch of wild strawberry mingle nicely with earthy... Read More

This wine is stupid good. The blend of ripeness, finesse, purity and flavor intensity would be expected in a great $50 Pinot Noir. For less than half that, the value here is nuts. As Vinous says in their 90 point write-up, this... Read More

Asili is the most famous vineyard in Barbaresco – in part because of Bruno Giacosa’s brilliant wines – and it’s always one of the most exciting wines in the Produttori line-up. Always my personal favorite,... Read More

Montestefano is one of the Produttori’s steepest sites and one of the warmest. The high calcium content of the soil is more like Barolo’s Serralunga than the rest of Barbaresco, and the wine is more Barolo-like as... Read More

In contrast to Galloni's review below, a bottle of Pora opened in April 2024 was remarkably open, full of flavor, and delightful to drink. It certainly has plenty of cellar potential and could shut down at some point, but... Read More

Another wine where Galloni seems to have caught things at an awkward moment - at our April 2024 tasting, it was among the most compelling wines open for both medium and long-term drinking! Do air it out a bit now and enjoy with... Read More

Montestefano is one of the Produttori’s steepest sites and one of the warmest. The high calcium content of the soil is more like Barolo’s Serralunga than the rest of Barbaresco, and the wine is more Barolo-like as... Read More

Located in the center of Barbaresco, not far from Asili, the site is the essence of Barbaresco in terms of soil, exposure, and elevation. At a class a few years ago, co-cellar master Luca Cravanzola caught everyone’s attention... Read More

Located in the center of Barbaresco, not far from Asili, the site is the essence of Barbaresco in terms of soil, exposure, and elevation. At a class a few years ago, co-cellar master Luca Cravanzola caught everyone’s attention... Read More

Pora's mineral-rich clay/limestone soils and sunny exposure tends to give wines of muscular power and deep minerality. In sunny 2017, this is one of the most open and satisfyingly fleshy of the Produttori's Riservas.... Read More

Rabajà is a 12.5 acre vineyard with southwestern exposure that gives the vines full afternoon sun. It’s richer and more darkly fruited than some of the cooler climate crus, but is more round and supple than the most... Read More