A Valpolicella that travels past Labor Day
The 2012 Allegrini Valpolicella is the perfect bridge from summer’s lighter wines to fall’s richer ones. Valpolicella is in Veneto, an Italian viticulture area north
Avignonesi soil-to-barrel effort results in rewarding Montepulcianos
Avignonesi’s new ownership has delivered two delightful Montepulciano wines wrapped in nature. In 2007, Belgian-born Virginie Saverys purchased 30 percent of the respected Tuscan winery
Latest Pine Ridge wines are delightful
The wine world is a never-ending dance with new wines, wineries, winemakers and owners. Staying current is a constant challenge, which is why I met
In a conflicted territory, Czech wines are constant
“What could these wines possibly taste like,” I pondered, holding the two bottles from the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is the most recent territorial
Mondavi’s Fume Blanc Reserve worth sipping, savoring and cellaring
While the Robert Mondavi winery is famous for its cabernet sauvignon wine, its less famous Fume Blanc Reserve is equally outstanding. Fume Blanc exists in
Chateau Lyonnat, Saint Glinglin Sauvignon Blanc modest in price only
Your fall parties will be enjoyable and affordable with these good-value white and red wines. If you want the richness of the 2009 Bordeaux wines
Turkish wines offer unexpected delight
I am beginning to think the wine gods are using me as a medium to tell you about the unlikely. A few weeks ago, I
Get the number for these Champagnes
A passion for excellence has driven Jacquesson Champagne since its earliest days. In 1798, Memmie Jacquesson founded the Champagne company and a dozen years later,
A textbook Fleurie that is not formulaic
Kermit Lynch is a California wine merchant and importer, wine writer and owner of a French vineyard. But most important- to me, at least- he
Two vermentinos from Maremma
Tuscany’s Maremma area is the source for two vermentino wines that are so pleasant it nearly made me forget that this grape once punished me.