Category: Wine Articles

2008 Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG “Etichetta Bianca” (White Label) Tuscany, Italy. A beautifully crafted Brunello, the 2008 White Label from Casanova di Neri gives everything expected of…

2012 Masseria Li Veli, Verdeca, Valle d’Itria IGT, Italian White. This rare ancient greek varietal, found in Puglia and recently saved from extinction, Verdeca makes for an intriguing white and…

2011 Grosjean Freres, Petite Arvine “Vigne Rovettaz” Vallee D’ Aoste, Italy. Petite Arvine is wonderful and interesting gape that makes fine and elegant whites here in Italy’s smallest growing region,…

2002 Chateau Tour Grise, Brut Saumur Non Dose Sparkling Wine, Loire Valley France. This graceful and elegant bubbly is a charmer throughout, in fact it is downright fantastic and sublime,…

2011 Tyler, Chardonnay Zotovich Family Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills. Justin Willett is crafting some beautiful wines, and his Tyler label is one to watch, his latest releases from the unheralded…

2008 Casanova di Neri, Tenuta Nuova, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Tuscany, Italy. This Tenuta Nuova 2008 is a stunner, a blockbuster Brunello of class and quality, so forget the early…

2010 Clefs des Legats, Cotes du Rhone, Union des Vignerons des Cotes du Rhone, France. This wine, old vine Grenache primarily, is staggeringly delicious and one of the best values…

2010 Weinhaus Nelles 1479 N, Ruber Spatburgunder, Ahr Germany. It is not a secret so much anymore that some of the finest Pinot in Europe is grown near the Ahr…

2011 Catherine et Pierre Breton, Bourgueil “Nuits d’ Ivresse” Loire Valley, France. Breton’s 2011 Nuits d’ Ivresse Bourgueil is a stunning and complex Cabernet Franc of the highest order and…

2010 Wolf Family Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon “Phaedrus” St. Helena, Napa Valley. Karen Culler’s latest Wolf Phaedrus is a gem and even though there are tons of Napa Cabs under $50,…