Ermisch Cellars, located in Bend, Oregon, is just the sort of winery we love to feature. It’s a family-run enterprise started in 2001 by Kirk Ermisch, with daughter Hannah, a trained winemaker and sommelier, currently taking over more and...
Over the past decade or so, Paso Robles has become an undeniable force in the market. We think it’s because the best and most-visible producers have smartly leaned into what makes them special as opposed to trying to imitate a style of...
2020 Edi Keber Collio Bianco
It’s a rare occasion indeed when I can send out an offer on Edi Keber’s totally unique Friulian white. There is very little made, and with the cult-like following this one-wine, two-man cantina...
NOSE: Pure and powerful, this wine opens with fresh blueberries, blackberry pie and cassis. ˜e endless dark fruit is complemented by a range of baking spices: vanilla at first, but also clove and cinnamon.PALATE: The first sip instantly reveals the...
When it comes to California Chardonnay, there are many who it do it well, but the list of those who do it exceptionally well is a lot shorter. These are winemakers who can translate California’s best sites into wines with...
The 2021 edition of the Bedrock Old Vine Zin finds this seminal wine in its best rendition to date! Bedrock Wine Company Owner/Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson, as you probably already know, has made it his...
The new vintage of a former PRIMA Wine of the Year winner is here and better than ever. What’s inside is 100% savory Barbera deliciousness! Brava, Cristina.
The last time Maria-Cristina Oddero visited us for a...
100% Ribolla Gialla
While tourists still flock in incredible numbers to Venice, Verona and Milan in northern Italy, they still seem reluctant to explore much further east, even though those who do will discover one of the most unique, historic and...
100% Marzemino, a red grape variety grown in Trentino, Lombardia and Veneto. You’ll find it mentioned in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, as apparently Marzemino was a very polar red wine at the Habsbourg Court in Vienna back then. Fermented and...
And now for something completely different! Monovarietal Bordeaux is fairly rare, but wines made from exclusively Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or even Cabernet Franc are not unheard of. ...
90% Zinfandel, 6% Petite Sirah, 4% Alicante Bouschet
Rich plum and pipe tobacco on the nose. Full-bodied on the palate with boysenberry, ripe black cherry and pepper. Well-balanced with lively acidity and a long, layered finish.
Winery Notes: With the first in vintage 1974, it is a tradition for Friuli to make Pinot Grigio. And we have a good mixture between river valley vineyards and the hillside. The river valley grapes add freshness, and are a little more thin on the...
PRIMA Notes: The 2019 Langhe Nebb, we’ve loved it ever since it first went into the bottle and it has only gotten better with the extra time in the bottle. While Chiara sometimes glibly calls her Nebbiolo a ‘Baby Barolo,’ I...
The bluest of Chateauneuf du Pape bluebloods, the Vielles Vignes cuvee from Grand Veneur is, once again, the highest rated wine of a very, very fine vintage in the Southern Rhone. Established in the northern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in...
Rich red wine characteristics meet the light effervescence of a champagne-style sparkler. Ripe strawberry and cherry, blood orange, baking spice, and tangerine pith all culminate in a lip smacking finish. Refreshing, yet with a depth of flavor that...
Our simple yet unique premise is to make California sparkling wines based on an individual vineyard in an individual year. Inspired in part by the grower Champagne movement, we aim to prove that California can produce unique, delicious and terroir-driven...
Winery Notes: The deep ruby/purple-hued 2019 A.V.A. Red Blend of Cabernet Franc checks in as 68% Cabernet Franc, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec. It’s a ripe, medium to full-bodied, incredibly silky expression of this...
Let’s finish our tour of the Southern Hemisphere in South Australia. Kilikanoon is located in the town of Penwortham, situated in the rolling hills of the Clare Valley, just a two-hour drive north through the much warmer Barossa Valley from...
"A true benchmark, the Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon every year is a glorious rendering of the flavors and textures that have made Napa Valley the epicenter of American winemaking. Ultra-classic notes of cassis and blackberry are the...