Category: Wine Articles

2018 Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona, Rosso di Montalcino DOC, Tuscany, Italy.Always a wine I search out for its pedigree and value, this Rosso di Montalcino (baby Brunello) comes from classic Sangiovese…

2018 Matt Connell Wines, Pinot Noir “Rendition” Artist Label Series, Central Otago, New Zealand.The 2018 Rendition Central Otago Pinot Noir by Matt Connell is rich and layered wine that thrills…

n.v. Moussé Fils “L’Or d’Eugene Perpétuelle” Blanc de Noirs, Brut Champagne, France.Happy New Year! The best way to finish off such a difficult and dark year is to celebrate life…

2018 Sandlands Vineyards, Zinfandel, Lodi Wine, California.The latest set of wines from Tegan and Olivia Passalacqua at Sandlands Vineyards from the 2018 vintage are true reflections of time and place…

2018 BiNaume (Clarie Naudin/Jean-Yves Bizot) Le Gamay de l’Allie, Vin de France.The BiNaume label is a small project started by Claire Naudin, of Burgundy’s Domaine Naudin-Ferrand and her husband Jean-Yves…

2019 Drew, Pinot Noir, Mid-Elevation, Mendocino Ridge.The just released 2019 Mid-Elevation Pinot Noir by Jason Drew is a beautiful and youthful wine of great detail and purity, wonderfully bright, a…

2016 Le Miccine, Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.This antic podere (ancient estate) in the hills of Gaiole in the famous Chianti Classico region of Tuscany has been on a…

1996 Domaine Santa Duc, Gigondas, Rhone Valley, France.What a treat to find a perfectly cellared bottle of Gigondas, especially Domaine Santa Duc, one of old world classics, an estate that…

n.v. R.H. Coutier, Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, Brut Champagne, Ambonnay, France.The Champagne house of R.H. Coutier has a long history with the Coutier family having been a fixture in…

2017 Domaine de Ferrand, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France.The beautifullly pure and palate pleasing Domaine de Ferrand 2017 Chateaneuf-du-Pape by vigneron Philippe Bravay comes from some of the oldest Grenache…