The red wine also sounds too good to be true. The price is almost absurdly reasonable in today's market. And do the fruit and terroir ever sing!
Posted on March 27, 2021
Joshua Cohen
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The high desert of Santa Barbara has a stark beauty that inspires. Having fallen hard for Grenache, New Zealand native Angela Osborne entered this dry, weathered landscape on a quest to make wines of great elegance and depth.
Posted on March 26, 2021
Clara Dalzell
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Despite the fact that it makes some of the greatest wines in all of the Loire, Château Yvonne remains a cult name.
Posted on March 23, 2021
JR Thomason
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This high altitude, combined with mineral-rich volcanic soils provide an exceptional environment for growing grapes.
Posted on March 21, 2021
Valerie Pimpinelli
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Let’s say you need a white Burgundy that is totally delicious, with clean and precise fruit and strong minerality. One that is still fresh and energetic yet with just enough cellaring to get beyond its awkward oaky/reductive stage. Something that tastes like Meursault would be nice. And how about under $30?
Posted on March 20, 2021
Joshua Cohen
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The taut hum of acidity is harmoniously enshrined in cool red fruit, floating in a pool of minerality, the structure so seamless, so effortless. It makes you ask: Why isn't it always this good?
Posted on March 19, 2021
Clara Dalzell
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Santorini is a Grecian paradise, a speck of isolated land in the Aegean sea with sun-drenched shores, ancient ruins and a small, but flourishing wine industry. The indigenous Assyrtiko grape is the island's crown jewel, and few producers know it as well as Koutsoyannopoulos.
Posted on March 18, 2021
Clara Dalzell
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While it’s tempting to describe wines of this caliber as magical, in actuality, they are an earthly synergy of hard work, expert farming and exceptional terroir. All these elements are found in spades at the estate of Alphonse Mellot.
Posted on March 16, 2021
JR Thomason
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Ruchè is a grape with a mysterious past. It's grown in Piedmont without Nebbiolo’s fanfare, or even the popularity of Dolcetto or Barbera. The Italians believe its origin to be on the hillsides of Piedmont, but a French faction claim it as their own, believing Burgundy to be its ancestral home.
Posted on March 15, 2021
Clara Dalzell
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