Organic/Bio Most Etna wineries make an “Etna Rosso” from younger vines or barrels not used in their single-contrada bottlings. Not here. Instead Passarosso is a blend from some of the oldest vines in Passopisciaro's... Read More
Corine Vyd (called Olenik through 2018) sits just down the hill from Lia’s and right beyond the boundary Ribbon Ridge in the Chehalem Mountain AVA. It's in the middle of a south-facing hillside with this block near the... Read More
The winery makes multiple bottlings from the second-oldest vineyard in Ribbon Ridge, one that has 365 degree exposures as it slopes down the hill from its crown and is uniquely warm and calm for the AVA. This is one of two Estate... Read More
As owner/winemaker Jim Anderson writes, “The Estate Vineyard, Old Vine bottling is the flagship wine of Patricia Green Cellars.” Like the “regular” Estate Pinot, this comes from a sampling of vines across... Read More
Unique among wines in the Patricia Green Cellar, this is a barrel selection - vs a single vineyard wine - that's made with extra lees contact and aged in 100% new French oak. In 2021, seven of 15 barrels came from the Estate... Read More
A unique take on Rioja. It’s all Tempranillo fermented via carbonic maceration to bring out the ripe red and black fruit. Then it’s aged just a few months in 100% new French oak, adding layers of dark chocolate and... Read More
Lower ABV Cheerful, happy, clean, Nero d'Avola from Sicily that's ready for any cookout, party or casual gathering it encounters. This is loaded with ripe blackberry and blueberry fruit with a squirt of raspberry for freshness... Read More
Organic/Bio Who knew Primitivo could be this…well, good? Wines from the Italian cousin of California’s Zinfandel are usually pruny, loaded with nail polish remover volatile acidity, and/or bursting with leather/horse... Read More
Organic/Bio How to get you to try this? “The most joyfully delicious Primitivo we’ve ever tried” falls short. And “Like JP Brun Beaujolais except from Puglia Primitivo” is a bit obscure. Let’s... Read More
Organic/Bio From Vilobí del Penedès in the heart of Alt Penedès, this is just terrific sparkling wine. It’s 55% Xarello, 30% Macabeo, 15% Parellada made with the Champagne method and delivers clear-as-a-bell... Read More
One of America's most popular premium Chardonnays is, as usual, a perfect blend of satisfying richness and food-friendly verve. It's a blend of fruit from cool Carneros and warmer St Helena fermented and aged in steel... Read More
Always one of Napa's best. As Jeb Dunnuck said of the 94 point 2019, A beautiful Merlot, the 2019 from PlumpJack offers everything you could want from this variety with its plump, fleshy, medium to full-bodied profile as well... Read More
Although the rest of Tuscany leans on Sangiovese as its primary red grape, Tuscany’s western coast along the Tyrrhenian Sea are too loamy and cool and humid for the grape of Chianti and Brunello. In fact, on gravel-dotted... Read More
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 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
Another terrific release of this long-time California Chardonnay value champ. Generously scented and flavored with lime, stone fruit and buttered nut notes, it finishes dry and fresh with hints to toasted hazelnut lingering nicely.... Read More
The combination of cool growing reagion and outstanding growing season delivers a stellar Sonoma Coast Pinot here, deliciously ripe and silky smooth with lovely tension and minerality. Highly recommended.
Since it’s founding in 2004, Rutger de Vink’s RDV has certainly been Virginia’s most ambitious winery and, arguably at least, it’s best at Cabernet-dominant Bordeaux blends. Rendezvous is the main production... Read More
Let's not pretend there's a romantic backstory here. Instead let’s celebrate the arrival of a genuinely delicious and easy-drinking Malbec that still sells for a song. Ripe and juicy, this delivers dark, rich, fruit... Read More
Lower ABV I’m skeptical of super-high-altitude California Pinot with 45% whole clusters, 10 months in barrel, only 336 case production and just 12.7% alcohol. This one is convincing, though, in its ripeness, flavor intensity... Read More
Year-in, year-out, Crognolo is one of the best values in very high-end tasting “super-Tuscan” reds. It’s a blend of 90%+ Sangiovese and the rest Merlot that always delivers rich red fruit and a fine, if firm,... Read More
Dandelion winemaker Elena Brooks was walked into the winery after receiving yet another award, she found a crisis going on. She kicked off one high-heel a stuffed her foot into a work boot, but didn’t get the other heel... Read More
Agiorgitiko translates as “St George’s Grape,” probably for a chapel in Nemea in the Peloponnese. It’s the region’s best grape and gives wines ranging from light and fruity to dark and dusky, but... Read More
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