Austrian Wine Guide: Part 2, The Wachau!
The Wachau Valley is the epicenter of Austria’s greatest wines. In fact, to many wine consumers, the wines of the Wachau are the wines of Austria.
Spotlight: Chateau Yvonne
Chateau Yvonne is not just an elite producer of Saumur-Champigny, it is one of the best in the entire Loire region.
Our Guide to Monforte d'Alba Barolo is here!
Monforte shines through its sheer diversity. So, while Monforte is often lumped in with Serralunga at the “powerful, structured” end of the spectrum, this is a mistake.
Read Now: Flatiron's Guide to Austrian Wine
It’s an exciting time to discover the wines of Austria. The dynamic styles produced by the technically proficient graduates of the Klosterneuburg juxtapose the experimental natural winemakers breaking the mold in every region.
The NY Times' Summer Sparkling Wines: Crémants, Pét-Nats and More
We spotted a recent column in the New York Times from the esteemed Eric Asimov — a column encouraging readers to celebrate even the mundane with 12 bottles of fizzy wine, and not a Champagne among them. All of our favorites, from every corner of the winemaking world and from myriad varieties, were represented.
Hirsch Vineyards: The Highlight of Sonoma Coast
WATCH our tasting with star-winemaker and fabulous person, Jasmine Hirsch!
Barolo Breakdown Part 4: Castigione di Falletto
Here, you have wines that have intense structure and aromas – of course, as this is Barolo! – but also poise. Maybe it doesn’t quite strike you as strongly on that first sip, as do wines from some other villages. But elegance is like that. Get to the end of the first glass and you will be thoroughly persuaded to pour yourself a second.
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Spotlight: Labaille's L'authentique
Jean-Paul makes a younger, fresher wine that is released earlier and meant for immediate consumption. Formerly it was just bottled as straight Sancerre, but for the past few vintages, it is labeled as the cuvée “l’Authentique”.
Read Part 3 of the Barolo Breakdown!
These vineyards only make up about 10% of the DOC Barolo, but they make a far larger percentage of the best known wine, and 100% of the village is entitled to produce Nebbiolo called Barolo. The swathe of Crus that contain the name “Cannubi” produce some of the world’s greatest Nebbiolo. This is a bit like all those Crus in Vosne that contain the word “Romanee”. But at like one fifth of the price.
Barolo Breakdown: La Morra
La Morra is a very important village! And not just because it’s charming to visit and has a number of top producers and vineyard sites.
Our Barolo Breakdown is Here!
In the next few weeks, our blog will take you through Barolo. Today, we have an overview of the DOC. In coming weeks, we’ll travel village by village, to break down Barolo.