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Jorge Ordóñez’s Latest Gem from Rioja Alavesa
Jorge Ordóñez’s Latest Gem from Rioja Alavesa
Jorge Ordóñez’s Latest Gem from Rioja Alavesa I don’t use the word serendipitous very often, but this was serendipity. I was tasting through a number of wines for the Flash, and this wine wasn’t on the list I was expecting....
Saar Energy – Lauer’s Barrel X Returns
Saar Energy – Lauer’s Barrel X Returns
Saar Energy – Lauer’s Barrel X Returns There are few wines as effortlessly expressive and joyfully drinkable year in and out as Peter Lauer’s ‘Barrel X’. It’s the kind of bottle that reminds you just how thrilling German Riesling can...
Salt, Stone & Citrus: Discover Punta Crena’s Pigato
Salt, Stone & Citrus: Discover Punta Crena’s Pigato
Salt, Stone & Citrus: Discover Punta Crena’s Pigato Having taken you to Sicily earlier this week, we are detouring to the Ligurian Coast for another stunning Italian white. The classic estate, Punta Crena, produces a single vineyard Pigato from Vigneto...
Patagonia’s Purest Pinot Noir: Chacra’s 2024 ‘Barda’
Patagonia’s Purest Pinot Noir: Chacra’s 2024 ‘Barda’
Patagonia’s Purest Pinot Noir: Chacra’s 2024 ‘Barda’ There’s a clarity to great Pinot Noir, a transparency that speaks of soil, air, and the hand of the grower. Few wines achieve it with the poise and vibrancy at this price point...
Sicilian Stone and Sea: The 2023 Mortellito 'Cala Iancu' Bianco
Sicilian Stone and Sea: The 2023 Mortellito 'Cala Iancu' Bianco
Sicilian Stone and Sea: The 2023 Mortellito 'Cala Iancu' Bianco The 2023 Mortellito 'Cala Iancu' Bianco is a wine shaped as much by place as by hand — a precise, mineral-driven white that channels the windswept limestone soils of Sicily’s...
Verdejo from Vines Planted in 1880
Verdejo from Vines Planted in 1880
Ancient Vines, Burgundian Touch This is a serious, structured, and deeply textural white wine, sourced from a single vineyard planted as far back as 1880—some of the oldest Verdejo vines on the planet. Grown ungrafted in sandy soils that have...
One of Santenay’s Great Vineyards, Domaine Jessiaume
One of Santenay’s Great Vineyards, Domaine Jessiaume
A New Era for Santenay’s Finest Vineyard Once one of Santenay’s crown jewels, Jessiaume had fallen into quiet decline by the end of the 20th century. Despite having an enviable holding of 5 hectares in the prized 1er Cru vineyard...
Refined, Aged Cava with Champagne Soul
Refined, Aged Cava with Champagne Soul
‘Seven Years of Patience, Precision, and Pedigree Aged an incredible seven years on the lees, this is serious sparkling wine—crafted with patience, precision, and pedigree. ‘Gelida’ is the flagship bottling from one of Cava’s most respected producers, Vins el Cep,...
One of Oregon’s Best Kept Pinot Secrets
One of Oregon’s Best Kept Pinot Secrets
Estate-Grown Elegance from the Willamette Valley You already know Holloran: quality, integrity, and terroir-driven wines are the core of everything they do. The 2024 ‘North Hill Reserve’ Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley is no exception—but what sets this release...
Benchmark Rioja on a Budget – CUNE Reserva Is Back
Benchmark Rioja on a Budget – CUNE Reserva Is Back
A True Rioja Classic If you’ve ever asked me for a classic, excellent bottle of red under $25, chances are you’ve heard us say one word: CUNE. The 2018 CUNE Rioja Reserva is not just a staff favorite—it’s a textbook...
Cerasuolo from the Heart by A.A. COS
Cerasuolo from the Heart by A.A. COS
Sicily’s Benchmark Red Blend This exquisite red blend, crafted by the visionary team at COS, is a true testament to Sicily’s rich winemaking tradition. I’m a huge fan, and if you’ve had the wine, you probably are too. For years,...
Evening Land Vineyards – Grace, Precision, and Place
Evening Land Vineyards – Grace, Precision, and Place
A legendary site in the Eola-Amity Hills I’ve been following these guys for quite some time, at least since the 2012 blew up as the highest rated Oregon Pinot Noir ever made to that time, and made WS top ten...
Why I’m Choosing This AOC Chablis Over the Grand Crus
Why I’m Choosing This AOC Chablis Over the Grand Crus
The Essence of Chablis Billaud-Simon is a benchmark estate in Chablis, founded in 1815 and now owned by the Faiveley family. Known for their crystalline, mineral-driven style and fanatical vineyard management, this domaine captures the essence of Chablis in every...
Top-Scoring Rioja Reserva Without the Price Tag
Bordon Reserva: Textbook Rioja at a Can’t-Miss Price This is textbook Rioja—aged, balanced, elegant—and it’s priced like it missed inflation. As the current release of 2018, this Bodega follows the old Rioja tradition of extended bottle ageing and only releasing...
Limerick Lane: 115 Years of Zinfandel Vines, and Just Getting Started
Limerick Lane: 115 Years of Zinfandel Vines, and Just Getting Started
Old Vines, New Chapter Originally planted in 1910, the estate vineyard was until very recently stewarded by the Bilbro family—Jake Bilbro (of the Marietta family) leading the charge with humility, integrity, and an unshakable respect for the land. Recently sold...
Hard to Spell, Easy to Love: Txakolina Season Is Here
Hard to Spell, Easy to Love: Txakolina Season Is Here
The Original Poolside Sippers As a young somm, I once had a wine director describe the Blanco by Ameztoi as ‘Grown up Sprite’. I giggled at the description—then I tasted the wine, and agreed. The fellow had a college degree...
Possibly Italy’s Greatest White Wine. Terlan’s ‘Vorberg’
Possibly Italy’s Greatest White Wine. Terlan’s ‘Vorberg’
One of Italy’s Greatest White Wines Yes, I know it’s Pinot Blanc. Champagne’s dirty little secret. The ‘other’ white grape of Alto Adige after Pinot Grigio. But in certain instances, in certain locations, this grape can really sing. Vorberg is...
$19 Bordeaux with First-Growth Pedigree
$19 Bordeaux with First-Growth Pedigree
Bordeaux Value with First Growth Pedigree As Bordeaux goes, this is the class of the crowd. The 2017 Clarendelle Bordeaux Rouge emphasizes balance and elegance over jammy concentration or high alcohol. This red owes its finesse and structure to a...
Chill It, Grill It, Glou Glou It: Chill with Beajolais too!
Chill It, Grill It, Glou Glou It: Chill with Beajolais too!
The Ultimate Summer Red Jean-Michel Dupré’s Beaujolais-Villages “Glou Glou” is what summer red dreams are made of—light on its feet, juicy as can be, and built to be drunk with a slight chill, a hot grill, and a crowd of...
Le Creete? Let’s Go!
Le Creete? Let’s Go!
Lake Garda’s Secret White "Le Creete," from a single small parcel, is made with fruit from vines that are more than 50 years old. Grown just south of Lake Garda in the Veneto region, this wine is made from 100%...
Ligurian White Lightning – Bruna's Stunning 2024 Pigato Has Arrived
Ligurian White Lightning – Bruna's Stunning 2024 Pigato Has Arrived
Liguria in a Glass The 2024 Bruna ‘Majè’ Pigato tastes like Liguria—like salty wind off the Mediterranean, like lemon groves carved into cliffs, like wild herbs and sun-warmed stones. It’s electric, aromatic, and alive. Bruna is the benchmark producer of...

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