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
The Kerner grape was created in 1929 as a cross between Riesling and Trollinger (Schiava) by a German researcher attempting to strengthen Riesling’s resistance to late spring frosts. A bit of a failure in Germany, it reached... Read More
The world's third-oldest continuously operating winery knows a thing or two about coaxing loads of flavor and zest from Pinot Grigio grown on the slopes of Italy's Dolomite Mountains. In 2021, a core of super-ripe melon... Read More
Organic/Bio At once wonderfully fresh and deeply earthy, this 100% Temparnillo is full of ripe fruit and finishes with a savory, meaty, character with no obvious oak. A terrific cookout red!... Read More
Organic/Bio Anne Pichon crafts this lovely, gutsy, 100% Grenache from certified organic vines growing at the base of Mt Ventoux, right next door to the region’s flagship winery, Pesquie. The fruit is picked at night to preserve... Read More
Organic/Bio There’s something joyfully incongruous about a bearded outdoors guy who wears flannel, farms his vineyard with horses, chickens, sheep, geese and (his own) children, and waxes on passionately about the quality... Read More
Organic/Bio In the past, Passiflora was the Antiquum Farm wine that made Willamette Valley Pinot Noir fans scratch their heads and mutter, Wait - what? There’s some of that in the 2021 edition, but just a touch more restrained,... Read More
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The best edition of one of our most popular Grüner Veltliner ever. Unlike most Austrian Grüner Veltiner that you’ll see at bargain prices, this isn’t a blend of younger vines or wine from less favored... Read More
Lower ABV This is very high-end Gruner with depth and richness and intensity that lacks only the price of the most famous wines in Austria. From perfectly ripe grapes grown in the famous Wagram Ried Rosenberg vineyard, this is... Read More
Wicked good dry Riesling here from a fine single vineyard in the heart of Austria's Wagram region. Smells great and tastes even better, with bold notes of just squeezed lime, ripe peach, crushed slate and a nice sprinkling... Read More
Pretty much summer and seaside in a bottle here in a vibrant, juicy, take on Sardinia's leading white grape from the Island's very top estate. Yellow stone fruit, cistrus and salty minerality really pop. While this glides... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Insolia/Inzolia is native to Sicily and goes mainly into Grillo or Catarratto blends or, even more so, into Marsala. Here it shines solo with a very Sicilian nose of lemons, oranges and crushed almonds. Some... Read More
As always, a benchmark interpretation of Virginia's most prominent red wine grape made in a rich but balanced and highly drinkable style. The 92 point review of the 2020 gives you a great idea of what to expect: Charming aromas... Read More
Perhaps the benchmark interpretation of Virginia's most important white grape, the 2021 Viognier from Barboursville is ripe and aromatic and finishes dry and fresh. Suckling's 93 point rave from last year still applies:... Read More
Lower ABV From one of Washington’s older wineries and a grape they’ve grown since the beginning in 1983, this is delicious, uncomplicated, and strikingly refreshing. Lots of fresh lime juice and zest and early-season... Read More
Organic/Bio A delicious taste of history and place from 40-80 year-old organically farmed vines tended by four generations of the same family. The vineyards at the foot of the Cerro de Guisando and Gredos mountains are a bit warmer... Read More
Organic/Bio Very much a wow wine that's already showing layers of complexity and will keep on improving with ease. From younger blocks (meaning <20 years old) near the top of the vineyard, the 2021 serves up boisterous... Read More
If you think this is impressive right now (and it is!), just wait until you give it some time in decanter or a year or two in cellar. Plenty of succulent fruit but also amazing old-vine intensity from a large does of the vineyard's... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Bethel Heights has made wine from this very densely-planted site just next to Justice off and on for years before purchasing it and adding it to the estate in 2000. A little bit of Dundee Hills smoky richness... Read More
Brian Marcy and Claire Carver make some of the most purely delicious wines in the Willamette Valley and their 2021 Willamette Valley Chardonnay is a beauty. A barrel selection from all 7 vineyards they work with, it’s a... Read More
From 7 different vineyards, 100% whole cluster, stomped by foot, native yeast, basket pressed, aged 10 months in oak (just a little new) and bottled with as little sulfur as possible, this is just plain delicious. Dark fruited,... Read More
A delicious super-Tuscan red from Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot with a perfect mix of dark fruit and sweet spice balanced by very Italian flair and zest. A refreshing wine for steak and richer... Read More
One of the longest-running high-quality “value” Pinots we know of. As Robert Parker said of the 2013 edition: An authentic tasting Pinot Noir that sells for a song...Aromas of sweet red and black cherry fruit intermixed... Read More
Robert Parker called the 2011 edition of this perennial favorite value red, “Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world.” Having tasted every vintage since then, we think this is one of the best releases... Read More
Lower ABV The Rias Baixas region in northwest Spain is renowned for producing exceptional white wines like Albarino, and this particular monovarietal Treixadura does as well! Immerse yourself in this indigenous grape variety and... Read More
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