2020 Enzo Boglietti, Barolo DOCG “Brandini” La Morra, Piemonte, Italy.The Boglietti Barolo Brandini 2020 was a striking, beautifully ruby/garnet hued and exotically perfumed wine in the glass with silken tannins…
2022 Domaine Camus-Bruchon et Fils, Savigny-Les-Beaune “Aux Grands Liards” Vieilles Vignes, Red Burgundy, France.The beautifully drinking, sensual and earthy dark garnet/ruby 2022 Aux Grands Liards by Camus-Bruchon is a fabulous…
2021 Braida, Montebruna, Barbera d’Asti DOCG, Piemonte, Italy.The dark garnet and deep ruby/purple Giacomo Bologna Braida “Montebruna” Barbera d’Asti DOCG is a densely fruited, savory and well balanced red that…
2020 Sergio Mottura, Grechetto Tuscia DOC “Poggio Della Costa” Civitella d’Agliano, Lazio, Italy.It was a great pleasure to taste through the lineup of Sergio Mottura wines with Sebastiano Mottura at…
2021 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, Barolo DOCG, Cannubi, Piedmonte, Italy.Tasted at this year’s Slow Wine show in San Francisco, this 2021 Cannubi cru Barolo by Borgogno is an outstanding and…
2022 Agricolavinica – Le Colline di Ripa, Trebbiano “Altre Terre” IGT Bianco, Molise, Italy.It was a pleasure to meet and taste with Dott. Rodolfo Gianserra of Agricolavinica, who is a…
2024 G.D. Vajra, Langhe Riesling DOC, Pétracine, Piemonte, Italy.One of my top 10 Italian wines and one of my favorite dry Rieslings, the G.D. Vajra Langhe Riesling is a beautifully…
2024 Tenuta Il Falchetto, Barbera d’Asti DOCG “Pian Scorrone” Piemonte, Italy.Being a big Barbera geek and lover it was great to discover a new quality producer, which I did at…
2024 Vigneti Vumbaca, Cirò Rosato, Cirò DOC, Calabria, Italy.I tasted something extraordinary at the recent Slow Wine event in San Francisco, a completely under the radar dry Rosè wine from…
2021 Avignonesi, Merlot “Desiderio” Toscana IGT Rosso, Tuscany, Italy.I always enjoy tasting through the Avignonesi wines, each year I seem to find a new and exciting wine and this time…