By Dan Weber
Lanzarote in the Canary Islands is a brutally hard place to farm even in the best years. A volcanic island off the coast of Morocco where farmers protect their vines...
By Joshua Cohen
Xavier Gerard is a relative newcomer to the world of old school Côte-Rôtie vignerons. But since he took over for his father in 2012, the wines have become critical darlings....
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By Julia Burke
We are living in a golden age of Chardonnay in Oregon. Over the last seven or eight years, the Willamette Valley Chardonnay conversation has gained startling momentum, and for good...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Torre dei Beati’s next door neighbor is arguably the most famous wine grower in Abruzzo (arguably Italy’s most famous region for gastronomic delights) — Eduardo Valentini. If you can even...
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By Dan Weber
At the moment, there is simply no better value in Muscadet, and maybe the whole of the Loire Valley, than Domaine Gadais. This small, family-run, 5th generation estate is one...
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By Joshua Cohen
2022 was a challenging year in much of Chianti Classico: heat and drought were followed by rain and even hail.But you wouldn’t know it tasting Monteraponi’s “fresh” and “bright” beauty...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Today, we’re offering two of our all-time favorite COS wines, an exuberant, fragrant Frappato, and Rami, a skin-contact Inzolia-Grecanico blend. The former is juicy and gently spicy, the latter elegant...
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By Jeff Patten
Jean-François Jacouton became the next generation to own some very special parcels of vines in Saint-Joseph back in 2003. He grew up among those vines, helping his grandfather with the...
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By Jeff Patten
Sangiovese from Tuscany may be the best source of under-$30 red wine in the world. But which Sangiovese exactly? Is it a racy Chianti Classico? An elegant Vino Nobile di...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
One of the most fascinating volcanic wines we’ve tasted in some time come from the landlocked country of Hungary, specifically the area surrounding Lake Balaton. Made from the native Hungarian...
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By Dan Weber
The 2014 Cascina Baricchi Timorraso “Ca Va Sans Dire” is a total showstopper. It comes from a vineyard planted in the 1950s on clay and limestone soils. It spent the...
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By Joshua Cohen
This is an “entry level” wine on a whole other level, a wine from another time. Antonio Madeira's vines are 50 to over 100 years old. Vinhas hella Velhas, if...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
You’d be forgiven for thinking of Domaine de Sulauze as a rosé domaine — after all, it’s in the heartland of French rosé, Provence, and its Pomponette rosé is one of our...
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By Julia Burke
LIOCO appeared at every casual gathering of in-the-know wine nerds and industry folk back in the early days of the New California movement, and after a recent revisit, it’s apparent...
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