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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Rabasco Cancelli Rosso: Unbridled Montepulciano
By Lee Madueno
In Abruzzo, on the Southern Adriatic coast, lives a most inspired woman, Iole Rabasco. In the early 2000’s, Iole assumed control of her father's small conventional winery. She knew that...
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Vaskapu Kastély: The New Southern Hungarian Wines
By Lee Madueno
These wines are alive and wild with delicious flavors both familiar and wholly new.
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Meinklang: Giving Voice to the Land
By Lee Madueno
From their work on the farm and in the cellar all the way through to the choice of label on each bottle, the Michlits family fully embodies the biodynamic ideal...
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Morgado do Quintao: Coastal Wines from Southern Portugal
By Beau Rapier
For those in the know, Portugal has been the go to stop for delicious inexpensive wine from grapes varieties rarely seen outside of its borders.
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The Masterful Mountain Wines of Clos Saron
By Lee Madueno
The results are nothing less than spectacular; wines that are deeply concentrated and complex yet never heavy.
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The Rite of Swick; Uniquely Delicious Wine from Oregon and Washington
By Lee Madueno
Like Spring itself, the arrival of Swick is a sign that good times are just around the corner.
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Les Capriades: Masters of Fizz
By Lee Madueno
For lovers of the sparkling wines made the old school way, Les Capriades need no instruction. They produce what are considered by many to be the best method ancestral wines...
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Amorotti = Beauty and Nature in Abruzzo
By Floribeth Kennedy
“This is the next Conterno” or “it tastes just like Raveneau” are the kinds of hyperbole I hear all the time. But sometimes, every once in a while, they are...
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Arnot Roberts Rosé
By Beau Rapier
The weather the last few days has us thinking that spring is arriving, and this might possibly be a spring where hope and new beginnings are not just figurative, but...
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Noëlla Morantin: Showing off the Elegant Side of Natural Wine
By Beau Rapier
Noëlla’s wines have always been about freshness and exuberance. They mirror her own sunny personality, full of life and vivacity.
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The Art of Balance: 2019 Baudry Chinon Blanc
By Beau Rapier
“The Chenin Blancs did well and withstood the freak weather conditions; their concentration and balance are superb." - Domaine Baudry on the 2019 Vintage
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Introducing Esther's Picks
By Lee Madueno
A few months back Esther started a new column called “Wine of the Week''. It was very exciting that almost all of the wine she featured were bottles that currently...
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Pernot's Glorious 2019s
By Beau Rapier
Every vintage these wines are some of the best values in what is increasingly a village that is only for serious collectors.
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