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nv Domaine Pfister, Cremant d’Alsace, Brut Sparkling Wine, France. Melanie’s precise and brilliant wines at Domaine Pfister are turning heads and are worth checking out, since taking over her family…

2013 Maison Roy & Fils, Pinot Noir, Petite Incline, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The young sons of the founders of Oregon’s famous Beaux Freres have crafted a stunner for their debut…

2011 Luigi Baudana, Barolo DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy. The Luigi Baudana Barolo, crafted by Giuseppe Vajra of G.D. Vajra, is one of the best and purest Nebbiolo expressions for the money…

nv Vettori, Brut Prosecco, Valdobbiadene DOCG, Italy. Prosecco is so popular right now the world can’t get enough of it and once where there was a huge gut has now…

2014 Vina Mein, Tega do Sal, D.O. Ribeiro Blanco, Galicia, Spain. Javier Alen’s Vina Mein in Spain’s Galicia region of Ribeiro makes some compelling whites from native varietals, these are…

2013 Domaine Ganevat, Plein Sud, Trousseau, Cotes du Jura, France. This 2013 Jean-Francois Ganevat Trousseau is wildly amusing, wonderfully exotic, delicate and perfumed, it’s hard to imagine a more lovely…

2006 Caprili, Brunello di Montalcino, Reserva, Tuscan Red, Italy. The rich and powerful Caprili Reserva Brunello is just entering it’s prime phase, though it will certainly last for another 10…

2014 Benedicte & Stephane Tissot, DD, Cotes du Jura Red, France. A new wine from Tissot, a red cuvee made up of Poulsard, Trousseau and Pinot Noir, all are vinified…

2013 Arianna Occhipinti, Il Frappato, IGT Terre Siciliane, Sicilian Red, Italy. The beautiful and charming Occhipinti 2013 Frappato is everything you’d expect of this natural wine superstar with it’s earthy/fruity…

2011 Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez, Vina de Martin, Escolma, Ribeiro Blanco, Spain. Luis Rodriguez’s gorgeous Escola Blanco from Galicia’s Ribeiro DO is one of the great white wines of the…