Category: Wine Articles

2012 Domaine Romain Collet, Chablis, Monte de Tonnerre, Premier Cru White Burgundy, France. I just did a tasting of 2012 Cru Chablis by Romain Collet and I can tell you…

Viva La Chablis A Perfect Summer Wine By Kerry Winslow, grapelive The Chablis AOC White Burgundy classification began in 1938 and covers about 4,800 hectares of vines with AC, Village,…

2013 Clos Canarelli, Figari Rouge, Corsica. The very serious Yves Canarelli 2013 Clos Canarelli Figari Rouge is 80% Niellucciu, 15% Syrah, 5% Sciaccarellu and tastes like a cross between Chateauneuf…

2012 Brick House, Pinot Noir, Les Dijonnaise, Estate, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon. If anyone doubts the quality of the 2012 vintage in Oregon just needs to taste the latest…

2012 Weingut Ingrid Groiss, Roter Veltliner Reserve, Niederosterreich, Austrian White Wine. Roter Veltliner is believed to be an ancient varietal, once thought to be related to Gruner Veltliner, but which…

2014 Yves Cuilleron, Syrah, Les Vignes d’ a Cote, Rhone, France. This light and fresh Syrah comes from the most northern region of the Rhone, more known for Gamay than…

2014 Weingut Carl Loewen, Riesling, Klostergarten, Kabinett, Mosel Germany. One of the breakout surprises of year has to be this new set of releases by Carl Loewen, these gorgeous 2014…

2013 Clos Cibonne, Rose Tradition, Tibouren, Cru Classe, Cotes de Provence, France. The Cibonne Tibouren Rose spends a year in barrel on it’s lees before bottling, it is one of…

2014 Weingut von Winning, Riesling “Winnings” QbA, Pfalz, Germany. The new offering Winnings from von Winning is a beautiful and softly fruity Riesling grown on the red sandstone, loam and…

2013 Anthill Farms, Pinot Noir, Peter’s Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. The 2013’s from Anthill Farms are really impressive as a set, with the Peter’s Vineyard itself in particular an amazingly beautiful…