When it comes to the production of old-school Napa Valley Cab, no one could beat ol’ Joe Heitz. His Highway 29 winery was established in 1961 and his style of complex, nuanced wine blended from some of the Valley’s most important...
The high-flying Numanthia winery burst onto the wine scene in 1998 with deep, dark, dramatic wines that grabbed the attention of wine critics worldwide, including Robert Parker of The Wine Advocate. His reviews and stratospheric scores made the Numanthia...
Quite honestly, I don’t know how Paolo and Cristina Baudana scrape out a living from the tiny holdings they have in northeastern part of the Barolo zone. They make so little wine—barely 10,000 bottles—you scarcely ever see it beyond a...
Bin G-8 (2 bottles)THE ODDERO CRUSThe much-anticipated offer of the 2021 Oddero Barolos is here. These wines, from one of the most important vintages ever at this seminal La Morra cantina, will arrive this August, before any of the tariff shenanigans...
Pale gold in the glass, this 2021 Bourgogne Blanc unfurls with lifted aromas of white blossoms, green apple and a whisper of wet stone. On the palate it’s sleek yet vivid, with bright citrus zest and orchard pear framed by finely chiselled...
Importer's Notes: Crozes-Hermitage brings you into the Northern Rhône Valley, where the red wines have a profile unlike anywhere else in the world, an irresistible combination of warm flavors of red and black fruit, exotic spice notes, and certainly in...
Mastroberardino, the iconic producer from Campania, is justifiably recognized as the property that single-handedly brought the appellation back to life after WWII and raised the quality and reputation of the entire region in the process. Their portfolio...
Attention all Cabernet Franc lovers. I have to confess that winemaker Nicolas Pointeau’s wines do not represent the state of the art in the Loire Valley. They are made in a straightforward,...
A complex blend anchored by all the Garnatxas (Negra, Rosa, and Blanca) with contributions of old-vine Ull de Llebre, Macabeu, and Carinyena • grapes are direct-pressed, picking up just a hint of color and cofermented very slowly for six months in...
Is Rocche the La Tache of La Morra!? This flagship wine for the cantina is some of the classiest juice out there, and Tiziana deserves every cent of the $80 she’s getting for this wine, especially when you consider what her neighbors get for lesser...
Is Rocche the La Tâche of La Morra!? This flagship wine for the cantina is some of the classiest juice out there, and Tiziana deserves every cent of the $80 she’s getting for this wine, especially when you consider what her neighbors get for...
I remember, back sometime in the mid-1990s, driving from Piemonte to Tucsany with Marco de Grazia, then the instigator, impresario and importer of the ‘Barolo Boys.’ Even with the taste of the last Barolo we had enjoyed together...
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The Capalot MGA is (arguably) the premier site for Nebbiolo for Barolo on the northern Santa Maria side of La Morra. If you’ve visited the region, I’m sure you’ve...
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It’s my job to keep my nose in the vineyard dirt in Italy to get firsthand info on what’s new and exciting before those wines can get discovered here and drive the price up and the availability down...
From a top site near the town of Barbaresco with a ton of history…used to be bottled as Masseria. Softer, suppler side of Barbaresco. Tres elegante! V95