We love picking out the perfect bottle to match every wine-lover's palate. But sometimes we know it can be fun to focus on the wines that get loads of favorable attention from the wine press. So here are a dozen bottles -... Read More
Cose Out on Remaing Bottles. La Vizcaína is the name of the winery Raul Perez created to explore the hillside vineyards around his hometown of Vatuille de Abajo. All are from vines 40 years or older and the reds are all... Read More
The best Quality-Price-Ratio (QPR) California Pinot Noir we’ve tasted in years! It’s from one of the Central Coast’s very first Pinot Noir vineyards, Mission Ranch in the Salinas Valley planted in 1961. Fifty-five... Read More
A festive wine deserves a festive package! Villa Jolanda Holiday fizz is made from 100% Prosecco grapes grown in the hills north of Treviso. Grapes are hand-harvested, chilled in the vineyard, and given a low-temperature fermentation... Read More
New Zealand native Angela Osborne moved to California in 2006 with a simple dream: to make Grenache. Over the years, she's established herself as one of the few masters of crafting Grenache that's bursting with fruit but... Read More
The most delicious and exotic version of this long-time favorite we've ever tasted. Think Viognier with a nice kick of cistrus and mouthwatering minerality. Hard to resist.
A wonderfully rich and open blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon plus Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot with 18 months in mostly new French oak. Rich, darkly fruited, and nicely spiced, this is big enough for a steak and smooth... Read More
A robust super-Tuscan blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, all aged 12 months in a melange of oak casks. Bold aromas of ripe cherry, beef, herb, chocolate and herb lead to a dry, nicely structured, palate of... Read More
A delicious, fruit-forward, Cabernet with plenty of rich texture, a dash of chocolate, and fine tannins lifting a smoke, tobacco and black fruit finish. Excellent value.
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Terrasses du Larzac is possibly the most exciting slice of the Languedoc these days, taking advantage of cool air flowing in nightly from mountains to the north to balance the sunny, warm, Mediterranean days. This... Read More
Lower ABV Always a great value (especially compared to Sancerre), this is the best vintage we’ve ever tasted here. The technical term is “yummy,” with crunchy, ripe, white grapefruit, stone fruit and green melon... Read More
Organic/Bio Just a really good, all-purpose, house red here with an easy-access screwtop closure and easy on the wallet savings price. The quality here is unsurprising, because the Jaume family consistently puts their name on... Read More
Always a great value Rhone red, the 2020 Ventoux les Gelinottes is a 50/50 blend of Grenache and Syrah that delivers a huge mouthful of ripe, rich, fruit. “Mouthfilling” understates the impact as the black raspberry/blackberry... Read More
Lower ABV From the shores of Lake Garda, this starts broad and then snaps into focus with a minerally bite. As the review says, “Nice drinking”!... Read More
Macedonia’s Xinomavro grape can be pretty firm and grippy, but here’s it’s tamed by time in new French oak. Big aromas and flavors of dark cherries, blackberries, orange peel and wild herbs flow beautifully across... Read More
A classic rich and buttery (but not too much!) Russian River Chardonnay with enough oak for spice. Big, ripe, aromas and flavors of yellow pear, apple, almond and more coat the palate nicely before cleaning up with a squirt of... Read More
An ENORMOUS amount of wine for the money here, in 100% Malbec grown carefully at high altitude and then made to let the grape and place shine through. Black-fruited on the nose and palate with fine complexity from notes of tobacco,... Read More
One of the most consistently excellent wines in the Southern Rhone, in 2020 this soars to new heights. The balanced, soft, feel makes this too easy to drink now, but it will improve for 15 years with ease.
A glorious rose Champagne from 100% Pinot Noir vines 60+ years-old all on Grand Cru sites in Ay harvested in 2020 and disgorged mid-2023. The dark salmon color and tiny bubbles make it beautiful in the glass. The aromas feature... Read More
Andre Roger’s vintage Champagne comes from 50+ year-old vines on the Grand Cru slopes of Ay. “Intense” is the best word here, mainly from the power of the old-vine Pinot Noir making up the wine’s core but... Read More
As the winery writes, Andrew Murray has been singularly and nearly maniacally focused on crafting Syrah for 25 years. His Everyday (in French Syrah “Tous les Jours”) Syrah from Santa Ynez gives you a good idea of how... Read More
Lower ABV From just outside Carcassonne in Limoux, a super fresh and nicely weighted no-oak Chardonnay value. Done all in steel, it serves up crisp green apple, tart peach, and crunchy yellow pear fruit with hints of white flowers... Read More
A wonderfully creamy, fresh and dry bottle of bubbles for all purpose sipping and celebrating. Plenty of toasty, bread-dough, accents to the crisp, white, fruit. A bargain!
The combination of freshness and richness here is compelling. Feels dense/deep in your mouth and delivers more than enough fruit before finishing easy and a little juicy. Great value.
Organic/Bio The most mind-blowing Pinot Gris from the slightly insane grazing-based grape grower Stephen Hagen. As Wine Enthusiast said of the 93 point Perpetua I last year, “It's complex and leesy, with pear and melon... Read More
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