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 Clara Dalzell
How about a Champagne-inspired, bronze-tinged, almost-rosé, from Pinot Noir, but without bubbles and bone dry, made in the Nahe?
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By JR Thomason
Like any great Muscadet, Bouquinardieres is a dry, terroir-driven white that offers sensational value. It’s liquid class in a glass, and a steal for less than $30.
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By Jeff Patten
When we go on wine adventures, we love sleepy backwaters. Here are the undiscovered gems. Here is where you can lift up rocks and find something new and wondrous lying...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Heitz Cellar is proud of their status as the only American winery to produce a varietal Grignolino wine.
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By Jeff Jeswald
Making a wine exclusively from one of Italy's most celebrated grapes seems like a no-brainer today. But back then it was illegal!
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By Sydney Snyder
The Chenin Blancs of Vouvray are a world unto themselves. They can be bone dry and electrifying, or lush, tropical and sensually sweet. Finding a sparkling wine this complex and utterly refreshing,...
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By Clara Dalzell
The immense value, dazzling complexity and inherent longevity that was once an insider's-only-secret has now turned mainstream. Our access to this seemingly endless well of delicious juice is becoming restricted...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
It's difficult to overstate how precious the combination of old vines and high elevation is. And the terroir? It's clay and limestone, that wonderful combination of soil types that yield bright, mineral-driven...
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By Joshua Cohen
Today, the 2011 is a dialed-in gem of an old-school wine with great fruit still, but also evolved umami notes that give it a sexy kind of complexity.
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By Sydney Snyder
From this rare grape — rumored by locals to have been brought back from the brink of extinction by a single vine —Cesare Avenia makes a piquant, beautifully balanced red called Lautonis.
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By Jeff Patten
Tired of White Zin from the 80s? Love Rosé from Broc Cellars. It's a natural, dry and easy-drinking gem of a summer sipper.
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By Joshua Cohen
No wonder the wine balances bright, fresh fruit with riper, figgy notes — all in a package that combines fine tannins and acidity for a structure that has allowed it to...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
We're very excited about this emerging vigneronne. We suspect big things are in store for Mademoiselle Piollot, and this is your chance to get in on the ground floor.
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