2016 Donnhoff, Riesling Trocken, Hermannshohle, Grosses Gewachs, Nahe Germany. The barrel sample of Donnhoff’s majestic Hermannshohle GG gives a great insight into this wonderful dry Riesling and the vintage, which…
2016 Casanova della Spinetta, Il Rose di Casanova, Tuscany, Italy. One of my most favorite summer wines, Giorgio Rivetti’s La Spinetta Rose from Tuscany, the Casanova della Spinetta Il Rose…
2016 Weingut Carl Loewen, Riesling Trocken, Maximin 1896 Herrenberg Alte Reben, Erste Lage, Mosel Germany. The follow up to his amazing 2015’s looks set to almost equal them with these…
2012 Ciacci Piccolomini, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. A lovely vintage for Brunello, this 2012 Ciacci Piccolomini shows all the joys of the year, not overtly ripe and with fresh,…
2016 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Spatlese, Zeltinger Schlossberg, Mosel Germany. The latest set of wines from Johannes Selbach are as pure and classic as you can get, lovely and complex offerings…
2007 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Spatlese, Dorsheim Burgberg, Nahe Germany. Caroline Diel took the helm of Schlossgut Diel’s winemaking in 2006, in what was already a top winery in the Nahe…
2016 Arnot-Roberts, Rose, California. One of the most interesting pink wines in California, the Arnot-Roberts Rose is also one of the most sought after wines in the state year after…
2015 Bodegas y Vinedos Raul Perez, Mencia, Ultreia Saint Jacques, Bierzo Tinto, Spain. It was a great honor to meet and taste with Raul Perez, one of Spain’s most heroic…
2015 The Princess & The Peasant, Pinot Noir, Signal Ridge Vineyard, Mendocino Ridge. Another impressive wine by the hugely talented Stephanie Rivin, the wonderfully complex and vivid 2015 Pinot Noir…
2014 David Duband, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Pruliers, Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France. The absolutely spectacular David Duband NSG Les Pruliers is every bit as good as a Grand Cru twice, three…