Reclaimed Volcanic Winery
By Floribeth Kennedy
Palmento Costanza’s “Mofete” is a blend of two of these grapes: 80% Nerello Mascalese (the noble grape of the region) and 20% Nerello Cappuccio. The name Mofete means “it erupts”,...
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Our Ultra Classic: Mature Bordeaux (at $29.99!)
By Josh Shapiro
The Chateau is well situated and in the 1800s its wines sold for just as much as all the famous Chateaux. So when the 1855 classification was released and they...
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Our Burgundy Classic: Dominique Lafon’s Macon
By Josh Shapiro
Lafon and his team have been producing Chardonnay in the Macon for around twenty years now. He was one of the first pioneers from the Cote d’Or to discover the...
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Aged Riesling from the Rheingau
By Josh Shapiro
The wine is Johannis’ Feinherb from the 2016 vintage. Feinherb is an essentially dry style where a touch of residual sugar is allowed to remain in the wine to offer...
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Lopez de Heredia: We Cellar, You Drink
By Josh Shapiro
2011 was a powerhouse vintage in Rioja, the kind that benefits from long aging. How convenient and thoughtful it was for López to cellar the wine for us. It’s just...
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Pegau: From Chateuneuf-du-Pape to Cote-du-Rhone
By Josh Shapiro
Today, we go to the top of the Cotes-du-Rhone hierarchy. We have a villages-designated wine (above that designation, you are no longer a Cotes-du-Rhone, but rather something like Gigondas or...
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Brunello di Montalcino: From Biondi-Santi to La Gerla
By Floribeth Kennedy
La Gerla takes a light and traditional touch in the cellar, but wants to make sure the wines are accessible and have broad appeal. There is no french oak here,...
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Broc Cellars Makes you Rethink Cabernet
By Josh Shapiro
When you think of California Cabernet, probably many things come to mind. Rich. Oaky. Expensive. Today’s wine will make you rethink the category.
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Gour de Chaule Gigondas Cuvee Eugene 2016
By Josh Shapiro
Gour de Chaule is a bastion of traditional wine-making in the AOC. Their history dates back to Great-Grandfather Eugene, who started the winery in 1900.
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Simple Pleasure from Bordeaux? Really?
By Josh Shapiro
Bordeaux is a big place, and today we’re going to travel many miles from the place where those kinds of more serious wines are made. Leave the Medoc and all...
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New Discovery: Natural Sauvignon Blanc from the Pfalz
By Josh Shapiro
If you’ve ever had the wonderful Sauvignon Blancs from Von Winning, you know that Germany’s Pfalz district (adjacent to Alsace in France) is very much capable of being a secret source of this...
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Rocks and Minerals from Domaine de Montbourgeau
By Josh Shapiro
Over the decades, Montbourgeau has become known for their white wines; like the best in the region, they are complex with saline notes, waxy yellow fruit and, above all, tons...
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Rasteau: Your New Years Value Red
By Josh Shapiro
The Domaine de Trapadis makes one of our favorite Rasteaus, as they produce wines that are pure-fruited, chiseled, and possess none of the heaviness that you get from some Rhones....
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