Two Cru Beaujolais worth cellaring
Cru Beaujolais is one of my favorite wines, and I delighted in tasting both the 2009 Vieilles Vignes and the 2009 Les Rouchaux Moulin-a-Vent from
Slovenian winery offers crisp white
If you’re looking for a novel wine experience that will impress your been-there-drank-that friends, pour a glass of Ptujska Klet Pullus Welschriesling 2009. The first
Drouhin offers balanced chardonnay at the right price
Chardonnay comes in many guises, but one of its most delightful is the 2009 Joseph Drouhin Saint-Veran. The Macon is a subregion of Burgundy, and
Carpineto lives up to its fruity name
If you’ve ever prepared a nice dinner of liver and fava beans and wondered, “What would Hannibal Lecter do?,” here’s your answer: He’d pour a
A Greek wine that speaks of the sea
Santorini is home to some of the oldest vines in the world, and at a recent tasting of wines from this Aegean paradise, the 2010
Fongoli Montefalco sagrantino succeeds with tradition
Italy is a land with countless grape varietals and sagrantino is one of the more obscure. But a glass of the 2006 Fongoli Montefalco Sagrantino
G is for gratifying: Guiraud’s dry white vibrant wine
Timeless doesn’t mean frozen in time. Le G de Chateau Guiraud is the dry white wine of one of Bordeaux’s great sweet wine producers. In
Bouquet of rose’ for mother
Celebrating Mother’s Day with a sparkling or still rose’ brings the right color to a festive moment. Treat your mother royally with a glass of
Two bright Beaujolais from standout 2009 vintage
When spring arrives, my palate and spirit desires Beaujolais like the 2009 Domaine Chatelus de la Roche and the 2009 Domaine Rochette Beaujolais-Villages. Winter is
Long-aged Rioja tempranillo has its history with Bordeaux
The modern history of Rioja wines travels from Logrono, the principal town in La Rioja, to Bordeaux and back to Logrono’s Marques de Murrieta and