Category: Wine Reviews

2020 Cantina Vaona, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG “Pegrandi” Veneto, Italy.I’m quite jaded when it comes to Amarone, having experiences with Quintarelli, Dal Forno and Allegrini so often in my…

2024 Domaine Jolly et Fils, Chablis AOC, White Burgundy, France.The steely and pure 2024 Chablis from Denis Jolly and Domaine Jolly et Fils is full of terroir expression and classic…

2024 Laura Ashero, Vermentino, Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC, Liguria, Italy.The beautiful Ligurian coast of northwestern Italy, which overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and sees loads of sunny days, but nicely…

n.v. Venturini Baldini, Lambrusco Rosso, Montelocco, Emilia Romagna, Italy.I was thrilled to try the fizzante Lambrusco Rosso from Venturini Baldini, with its dark hue in the glass and low pressure…

2023 Domaine Alain et Adrien Gautherin, Grand Cru Chablis, Grenouilles, White Burgundy, France.The Grenouilles Grand Cru Chablis, one of the rarest of the top crus, by Domaine Alain et Adrien…

2020 Graci, Terre Siciliane IGT Rosso, Barbabecchi, Quota 1000, Sicily, Italy.It was a pleasure, over the course of a few days in New York and Chicago, to full explore he…

2024 Sandlands, Assyrtiko, Lodi.The vibrant, ultra pale gold, delicately floral and steely crisp 100% Assyrtiko from Tegan Passaucqua of Sandlands Vineyards is a refreshing bone dry white wine made from…

2023 Weingut Max Fred. Richter, Riesling Spatlese, Elisenberg, Mosel, Germany.The gorgeous 2023 Richter Elisenberg Spatlese shows off loads of mineral driven intensity, but with this unique monopole vineyard’s quartzite giving…

2022 Produttori di Manduria Lirica, Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Puglia, Italy.One of the tastiest values coming out of Italy’s dusty and less travelled Southern parts is Produttori di Manduria’s Lirica…

n.v. Bruno Paillard, Premier Cuvée, Extra Brut Champagne, Reims, France.The beautiful, bone dry and richly elegant Bruno Paillard Extra Brut Premer Cuvée is an absolutely delicious bubbly that has pretty…