Lower ABV You may well remember that the original “recipe” for Tuscany’s Chianti Classico included the famed Sangiovese blended with softer red grapes and a splash of white grapes to balance Sangiovese’s... Read More
Lower ABV A 75/25 blend of Mandilaria and Monemvasia, aged for 12 months in second use barriques (70/30, French and American) and just 12.9% alcohol. And despite the unfamiliar grapes and low abv, this tastes satisfyingly familiar... Read More
Blends 60% Zweigelt, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, all fermented in oak tanks and then aged in French oak barrels. Always one of Austria's very finest red wines. The 2018 has just arrived in the USA and we've... Read More
I never met Andrea Franchetti, who died in December 2021 at the age of 72. But this wine sums up everything I’ve read and heard from his partners at Passopisciaro. “Poetic” and “wildly visionary”... Read More
From the Peninsula de Setubal wine region, a bit south of Lisbon and partially jutting out into the chill Atlantic Ocean. The main red grape here is Castelao (also known as Periquita), a varietal planted all across Portugal but... Read More
Portugal’s Douro Valley is best known for fortified Port and big, intense, firmly structured dry reds that feature dried fruit flavors that can only be called “Porty.” This is a bit different. Same grapes - Tinta... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Although not without its risks, the slopes of Italy’s Mt Vesuvius have been prized vineyard land for thousands of years. The Greeks first brought wine grapes here, archeology shows the Romans drank... Read More
Most “made for a distributor” wines are pretty ho-hum, but this super rich bland of Syrah (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%) and Malbec from Mendoza is really well done. The ripe blackberry and redcurrant fruit is really... Read More
Since 2012, winemaker Laura Carter and her husband Brendon have been up to something wild and fascinating in Australia’s Adelaide Hills. They’ve led the charge for less port-like ripeness, restrained/no oak, native... Read More
A fun project for superstar Helen Keplinger offering up superb richness and depth and a satisfyingly spicy finish. As Wine Spectator reported a few years ago, 'I started this label in 2010 because we had some declassified... Read More
Paso Robles winemaker created this as a house red – something easy to open for bugers, pizza, take-out or just to share with friends. It’s a blend of 50% Grenache, 40% Carignan and 10% Mourvedre that serves up BIG... Read More
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