Category: Wine Articles

2019 Domaine du Clos Naudin – Philippe Foreau, Vouvray Sec, Loire Valley, France.The maturing, golden hued and nutty 2019 Vouvray Sec from Domaine du Clos Naudin and the Foreau family…

2020 G.B. Burlotto, Barolo DOCG, Piemonte, Italy.Very pretty and highly aromatic, the open knit and warm vintage supple textured 2020 Burlotto Barolo is already, especially after a hour or so…

2023 Swirling Hawk, Pinot Noir, Reserve, Estate Grown, Monterey County.The dark ruby hued 2023 Swirling Hawk Reserve Pinot Noir is an exciting and distinctive limited bottling which saw just the…

2023 Domaine Georges Lignier & Fils, Bourgogne Aligoté, White Burgundy, France.The beautifully crafted, mineral toned and vivid Aligoté from Georges Lignier shows off a bright pale gold color in the…

2019 Agricola Brandini La Morra, Barolo DOCG, Cerretta, Serralunga d’Alba, Piemonte, Italy.I was able to taste through a panel of Brandini’s Barolo offerings and contrast the cooler 2019 and warmer…

n.v. Cappellano, Barolo Chinato, Piemonte, Italy.The fantastic Barolo Chinato, a wine based liqueur, by Cappellano is the original version of this unique after dinner tipple and a Piemonte novelty, preferred…

2023 Domaine Rapet, Pernand-Vergelesse, Sous Frétille, Premier Cru White Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, France.The Rapet Pernand-Vergelesse Premier Cru “Sous Frétille” comes from a unique terroir just about a stones throw…

2011 Weingut Joh. Jos.Prüm, Riesling Auslese, Graacher Himmelreich, White Capsule, Mosel, Germany.This 2011 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese, delicately gold hued and wonderfully fresh in the glass, was showing absolutely heavenly at…

2022 Château Le Puy, Emilien, Vin de France, Bordeaux, France.Formerly part of the Francs Côtes de Bordeaux appellation, Château Le Puy, which left the official AOC to focus on making…

2019 Zidarich, Teran Rosso, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.One of my favorite wines of the Fall season so far, the 2019 Zidarich Teran, from the remote Friuli Venezia Giulia region of…