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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Matt Taylor Wines : The Rugged Beauty of the West Sonoma Coast
By Lee Madueno
Matt Taylor Wines is a project two decades in the making and another example that California has regained its reputation as the world's most dynamic wine region.
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Tuscany's North Star
By Floribeth Kennedy
Here, winemaking is simple. It is driven by intuition, experience, and talent. Each bottle of Ampeleia is its own little masterpiece.
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Peay Sonoma Coast 2018's: The Estate Blends
By Beau Rapier
Their estate vineyard sits upon a rugged ridge just 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean and epitomizes this exceptional coastal terroir.
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Need A Sign that Good Times are Here to Stay? Swick Rosé!
By Lee Madueno
While he makes more of this wine than most, we could still only grab a few cases. Stock up and have this little bottle of joy accompany you all spring and...
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Baudry's "Les Granges" 2019
By Beau Rapier
Domaine Baudry is arguably Chinon’s best producer, and their top wine, La Croix Boissée, is one of the great masterpieces of Cabernet Franc.
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Oddero by Any Other Name?
By Josh Shapiro
For lovers of Piedmontese wines, the name Oddero is synonymous with both quality and history. Most would be surprised there is not only one Oddero in the Langhe
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Rosé Season Premier: Terra Nostra is Here!
By Beau Rapier
Folks, the rosé season is here. We’ve had beautiful weather of late and the best news is that life is slowly starting to feel a bit more, dare we say...
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Bow & Arrow: The Other Side of the Willamette
By Lee Madueno
Simply put, Bow & Arrow is a huge part of the future of Oregon winemaking.
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Yann Bertrand, The One and Only
By Lee Madueno
He is the brightest star in a constellation of exceptional young producers who are continuing to burnish Beaujolais’ already stellar reputation. Shop his wines now.
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Graham Tatomer's Exceptional and Ephemeral White Wine
By Lee Madueno
Graham Tatomer is a towering giant in his very small corner of California winedom: dry Austrian style whites.
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Cascina Fontana Nebbiolo
By Beau Rapier
A bottle of Langhe Nebbiolo from Mascarello or Conterno is a true unicorn these days. Where can we turn to for great, old school Nebbiolo that doesn’t break the bank?
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The Wizard of Bierzo: Raul Perez
By Lee Madueno
"There are three kinds of winemaking genius. First, the classicists . . . Then, the innovators . . . The third group are those rare geniuses who act upon intuition....
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Dupuis: Wells Guthrie Strikes Again
By Lee Madueno
Wells Guthrie, who has reached acclaim in the No-Cal food-and-wine world, has now produced some of California’s most terroir driven and food-centric wines.
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