1997 Clarendon Hills, Old Vines Grenache, Kangarilla Vineyard, Clarendon, McLaren Vale, South Australia.Roman Bratasiuk’s Clarendon Hills, an unlikely success story, is one of Australia’s great labels, doing a selection of…
2023 Farm Cottage, Syrah, Ryan Spencer Vineyard, Alfaro Estate, Corralitos, Santa Cruz Mountains.Ryan Alfaro is on a roll with his Farm Cottage wines, and his latest Syrah release from the…
2017 La Spinetta, Barbaresco DOCG, Vursu Vigneto Valeirano, Piemonte, Italy.It’s always a pleasure to enjoy a bottle of the La Spinetta cru Barbarescos, so this dark garnet/brick red hued 2017…
Rediscovering Madeira by Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com Madeira is a great alternative to either Tawny Port or Sherry. Madeira, which was originally a historic and tasty mistake, is a fortified wine…
2023 Capiaux, Pinot Noir, Garys’ Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.Sean Capiaux’s beautiful and deeply flavored 2023 Garys’ Vineyard is a perfect celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Garys’ Vineyard, which…
2022 Jouves & Croisille, Malbec de Soif, Cahors, France.Bright, dark purple/garnet and juicy Jouves & Croisille Malbec de Soif, that was fermented and aged in concrete vats, shows off tobacco…
2010 Weingut Dönnhoff, Riesling Auslese, Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Gold Capsule, Nahe, Germany.As I’ve said before, while I usually drink and review Dönnhoff’s drier wines, I would be crazy not to highlight…
N.V. Suenen Champagne, Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, Extra Brut Champagne, Oiry, France.Aurelien Suenen, based in the famed Côtes des Blancs area of Champagne, has been helped along the way…
2017 G.B. Burlotto, Barolo DOCG, Piemonte, Italy.The bright ruby/garnet 2017 G.B. Burlotto Barolo normale is a spectacular wine, one of my favorites of the vintage I’ve tried, with lovely definition…
2018 Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac, Red Bordeaux, France.The beautifully drinking dark garnet medium bodied 2018 Château Haut-Bages Libébal, a blend of close to 70% Cabernet and 30%…