Our Favorite "Insider" Rosé
"For more than a few years now, Edmunds St. John has been making a wonderful wine out of gamay grapes that fulfills rosé's prime directive, to invigorate, refresh and revive" —Eric Asimov, the New York Times, 2014
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Sancerre Who? We're Drinking Pellé's Single Vineyard Menetou-Salon
Every once in a while a winemaker comes out of a region no one cares that much about, and makes wines so good that we have to reconsider the merits of the region itself.
Fontodi's 2018 Filetta Di Lamole
With nervy and bright cherry fruit, floral aromatics that practically leap out of the glass and refined tannins, its perfectly at home on a late summer afternoon with a slight chill and a juicy grilled ribeye!
How good is 2019 Chablis? Very.
"As the scores and commentaries confirm, I was seriously impressed by the Picq 2019s. Note that the house style is ultra-pure with no wood."
-- Burghound
Tomatoes for Me!
The dog days of summer are here. So are tomatoes. We're gathering wines to pair with your Farmers' Market Faves.
Clos Cibonne: Chillable Red and Vintage Rosés
Pitch perfect terroir and wildly unique wines? Must be Clos Cibonne
A Must-Have Haut-Médoc Returns
The 2016 Chateau Paloumey is back, and another year of age has only enhanced the texture and complexity of the wine, which is fresh, floral, and utterly delicious.
A Soul-Satisfying Hungarian Gem
We may have found the Holy Grail — the Holy Grail of wine, of course.
Incredible Rieslings from the Mosel's Next Great, Julian Haart
These may be our favorite anti-grocery store/anti-factory wine finds ever.
Rosenthal's Best Pink Wine
Rosé has to be refreshing to be worthy of the name. And Philippe Gilbert's Menetou Salon is as refreshing as they come: cool Loire nights preserve the freshness in his bright Pinot Noir fruit.
Sicilian Treasures, Indigenous Grapes
Fuedo Montoni has been turning out deeply soulful and complex wines for centuries. Somehow these uniquely Sicilian single-vineyard gems remain astonishingly under-the-radar and extremely affordable.