Those of us in the wine business, well, those of us who truly love wine anyway, make no pretense towards absolute impartiality when it comes to judging our favorites. We form deep emotional attachments to some wines and they become more like old...
Grapes: Muscat + Ugni Blanc
Region: Hautes-Alpes, France
Vintage: NVViticulture: Organic
Soils: Clay + Limestone
Vinification: Direct press, then fermented in tank. 2nd fermentation in bottle
Aging: 12...
Pale sunshine yellow color and slight frizzante, this Moscato d'Asti has intense aromas of peaches, rose petals and ginger. On the palate, it is delicately sweet and sparkling with balanced acidity, good complexity and a finish of fresh apricots...
Nowhere else, I think, does the unique soil of a region so inform the style of the wine as it does in the Soave Classico appellation. Located on a sweep of hills that roll eastward as far as the Venice lagoon, this area is not to be confused with...
PRIMA Notes: Farming sustainably, with a push toward organic viticulture in the offing, his Chardonnay vineyards, ranging in age from 5 years to 80, thrive in the clay and limestone soil of the Maconnais, extracting great minerality and structure...
One of the legendary winemakers of the world, Bruno Giacosa joined the family business at the age of 15, representing the third generation of his Langhe winemaking family. Giacosa’s unfailing pursuit of perfection, his unrivaled...
The wheel continues to turn at Oddero, Barolo’s seminal Santa Maria di La Morra property. With a history going back to the nineteenth century, it was brought to prominence again in the 1960s by brothers Giacomo and Luigi Oddero who...
Isabelle Garrault is well placed to create the perfect Sancerre. She’s the ninth generation Garrault to farm these vineyards which are now over 40 years old, and she displays a delicate touch with her fruit- hand harvesting her...
Tansy Wines was founded by Shelley Lindgren, a James Beard winner and owner of the popular Italian Bay Area A16 restaurants, and Kitty Oestlien, a technology marketing executive, formerly of Dropbox and Symantec. The duo met in 2020...
Is there a more important property than Melville in Santa Barbara County's Santa Rita Hills? Sure, there is the rare, dramatic Sea Smoke stuff, the idiosyncratic Brewer-Clifton and the quirky unicorn Gypsy Canyon wines, and, of course, Kathy...
Proprietor Selection is a reserve Chardonnay produced only in exceptional vintages by blending the best barrels from the finest lots. The 2021 represents the 15th vintage in 41 years. Like all of our Chardonnays, this wine comes...
We discovered not too long ago that Sonoma-Cutrer’s top-quality Russian River Ranches cuvee is largely sourced from the Chardonnay vines planted on either side of the driveway that runs up to the hill to the very Winner’s Circle-Vine Hill...
What do you do when your spouse insists on great White Burgundy but you’re too cheap to spend an arm and a leg to keep peace in the family? The obvious answer is to buy Macon Village and lie about the price. With a wine like the 2020...
PRIMA Notes: The best examples of Timorasso I know have the sort of green grape, dried honey, skinned nut quality I associate with the Chenin Blanc of Vouvray, but its minerality, verve and brilliant fruit texture a more akin to, I’d say, a Cotes...
Winery Notes: In order to be a representative of the whole Danube appellation KAMPTAL, vineyards and grapes from the lower part of the valley, as well as grapes from the upper and higher altitude part of valley are used. The grapes from the lower...
Wine professionals love to argue about Pigato, the very intriguing white grape indigenous to Liguria. Pigato is Vermentino many argue. But ask any farmer working the steep, rocky slopes that loom over the ocean there and they’ll tell...
PRIMA Notes: Tasting through winemaker Ehren Jordan’s lineup of Failla Pinots , Syrahs and Chardonnays is like spending a day wandering the West Coast’s best vineyards, smelling the salty coastal air and tasting the soil. They are amazingly...
When one thinks of the world’s greatest Sauvignon Blanc-based wines, one imagines, first, the great wines of Pouilly-sur-Loire and Sancerre or, perhaps, an ageless Graves or transcendent dessert wine from Sauternes in Bordeaux. Then, of...
All Arneis wines are not created equal, especially now that this grape, once seemingly destined for extinction, has become, by far, the most popular and voluminous white wine made in the Langhe. People I guess forgot that it’s a...
All Arneis wines are not created equal, especially now that this grape, once seemingly destined for extinction, has become, by far, the most popular and voluminous white wine made in the Langhe. People I guess forgot that it’s a...
The Arneis “Bricco delle Ciliegie” is the perfect wine to understand the extraordinary potential of grown in the Roero Arneis. Domenico Almondo, theowner of the Giovanni Almondo winery, represents a true landmark in this area and the eighties...
Winery Notes: A wine obtained exclusively from Pinot Bianco grapes, a varietal of great excellence, particularly suited to hilly areas, which has adapted perfectly to Friuli and in particular to the area of Collio. The Pinot Bianco has been planted in a...
Winery Notes: Blend : 40% Muscat, 40% Riesling, 20% Pinot Gris Softly light yellow glares the blend Alsace One 2017 in the glass. On the nose first of all fresh and mineral, light notes of fruity lychee, paired with exotic flavours. The...
PRIMA Notes: Sure, if you look, you can probably find a fair bit of 1996 Sauternes out there at auction or in the marketplace, but how many of them can boast of being in guaranteed-immaculate condition, freshly arrived from the actual cellar where...
TASTING NOTES: Refined and elegant. Clear hints of acacia, pear and peach with touches of tropical fruit. The attack is soft and persistent. The taste is fresh and balanced with a savory finish, typical of wines deriving from the sandy soils of...
PRIMA Notes: There is, of course, no shortage of great wine in Italy these days, but the list of true icons- your Rinaldis, Gajas, Ornellaias and the like- is still a short, rarified one. Somewhere very near the top of that list must be Emidio Pepe...
PRIMA Notes: There is, of course, no shortage of great wine in Italy these days, but the list of true icons- your Rinaldis, Gajas, Ornellaias and the like- is still a short, rarified one. Somewhere very near the top of that list must be Emidio Pepe...
Winery Notes: Made from selected indigenous grapes of Godello from one parcel of called TRASDAIRELAS planted in 1980, grown in vineyards on the south facing slopes, the right bank of the river Sil on black slate and granitic soils at 400m.
PRIMA Notes: The Chamiot family has owned vineyards in Apremont for generations, and the young Romain has recently taken over from his grandparents to continue the family business. They farm seven hectares scattered among 30 parcels dotted...
Winery Notes: Brilliant straw-yellow colour. Refined, quite pronounced, fresh nose with aromatical notes of ripe yellow fruit (melon), citrus, floral and mineral nuances, with a hint of almond. Medium-bodied on the palate, is has good intensity and...
2016 Eladio Piniero 'Frore de Carme' Albarino 2-pack
PEZIUM – 2016 Frore de Carme 1 bottle aged on land, 1 bottle aged underwater
What Eladio can do with Albariño simply beggars belief. He makes no fewer than four still versions of...
Young, fresh and dynamic! An appealing freshness as well as the balance of elegance and aromatic notes promise an easy drinking pleasure. The Pinot Grigio Mont Mès impresses with its fruity characteristics. The lower alcohol...
Walter Fissore at Cogno has done an incredible job with Nascetta, taking this relatively unknown grape of Novello and bringing out its richness, texture and lovely character. In a blind tasting you might think it was a very fine Vouvray!...
Winery Notes: Donnafugata Lighea has a bright straw yellow color with greenish hues. The nose offers a rich and fragrant bouquet where the classic notes of orange blossom are combined with citrus hints (cedar and bergamot) and exotic fruit (lychee)...
Importer's Notes: Gunther Kershbaumer loves his vineyards. He just doesn’t have enough of them. As the reference point producer in the Isarco River Valley, Kofererhof wines are in high demand, so he’s always looking for new parcels to...
Winery Notes: Masseria Li Veli is one of the top Apulian estates in terms of quality of the products and brand recognition. The brothers Edoardo and Alfredo are the current managers of the estate with the collaboration of their cousin...
70% Riesling, 25% Mourtaou, 5% Merlot - The third release of Soul Love, our “glou glou” is a tribute to David Bowie and the ideal picnic wine. A blend of three varieties including skin-contact Riesling, Mourtaou and Merlot. Light red...
The hills are alive! This is what Heidi would drink! 2020 Weingut Kofererhof Sylvaner, Eisaktaler-Valle Isarco, Sudtirol-Alto Adige If a wine could perfectly express its origins, the Kofererhof’s Sylvaner might be one of the most...
Tasting Notes: Brovia’s Arneis is as good as it gets for this white grape from Piedmont. The wine offers mineral tones, citrus zest, and crisp and lightly exotic notes. This is absolutely delicious stuff with great vibrancy and soft-textured fruit...
Sauvignon Blanc is the Pinot Noir of the white wine world – a versatile wine that enhances and balances a broad range of food flavors and textures. It complements everything from triple-cream cheeses to oysters in green...