Bernard Defaix: A tour of Chablis’ Left Bank
By Josh Shapiro
The hierarchy of Chablis is beautifully logical. When a producer gets it right, you can literally taste your way up the ladder, feeling the terroir shift and the intensity build...
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Chartogne-Taillet Cuvée Sainte Anne: “One of the best”
By Josh Shapiro
Alexandre Chartogne has been one of the brightest stars of the Grower Champagne movement. From the small village of Merfy in a forgotten northern corner of the Montagne de Reims, he has spent...
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Mas de Daumas Gassac: Grand Wines from the Old New Wave
By Josh Shapiro
When we talk about the Languedoc these days it's usually because of "new wave" winemakers like Maxime Magnon in Corbieres, or Domaine Leon Barral or Clos Fantine in Faugeres. But lost in the...
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Luca Roagna’s Langhe Rosso
By Floribeth Kennedy
If you're looking for a traditionalist Langhe Nebbiolo that is a synthesis of the best elements of Barolo and Barbaresco, made by one of the region's most assured hands, then...
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Bernabeleva: Gredos Greatness
By Josh Shapiro
Bernabeleva went on from success to success (including the founding of Comando G, the cult producer that has firmly put Gredos on the wine map), but has also continued to improve...
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Scar of the Sea: Californian and Old World
By Josh Shapiro
Scar of the Sea is one of California’s most impressive new wineries. They source grapes from top sites in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, and the wines have the...
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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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