The Vite Colte winery is sort of hard to miss when one drives down Via Alba road from Castiglione Falletto into Barolo. Its sleek, award-winning modern architecture sits amongst the vines right at the fork in the road bisecting the Cannubi...
Capichera is one of the most important addresses in the Gallura appellation in the far north of Sardinia but they choose to label this- their freshest, easiest going version of Vermentino (even though it could technically wear the higher-regarded...
2022 Domaine de Pallus 'Messanges' Chinon Rose
Welcome to spring! This lovely pink of 100% Cabernet Franc has just-arrived from the Loire Valley for your spring and summer quaffing pleasure. It is here, I think, where Cab...
Shipping included on 6 bottles
If they needed a set for a movie about Burgundy in the 1950s, they wouldn’t have to look any further than this eight-generation old cellar in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Here is a spot steeped in tradition...
Shipping included on 6 bottles
If they needed a set for a movie about Burgundy in the 1950s, they wouldn’t have to look any further than this eight-generation old cellar in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Here is a spot steeped in tradition...
If they needed a set for a movie about
Burgundy in the 1950s, they wouldn’t have to look any further than this eight-generation old cellar in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Here is a spot steeped in tradition with none of the...
There’s Chablis and there there’s Chablis, and Regnard’s Grand Regnard has long been one of the best! Calling this producer ‘venerable’ is an understatement, and their wines, dating back to the nineteenth century, are...
You wouldn’t think the noble Nebbiolo vineyards of Monforte d’Alba, right in the heart of the Barolo growing zone, would also be known for producing something as prosaic as Chardonnay…..but they are! The limestone and clay marls...
Fattoria Coroncino is one of the legendary artisanal producers of Verdicchio. The winery was founded by Lucio and Fiorella Canestrari in 1981. The winery is located in Staffolo, in the heart of theCastelli dei Jesi zone. Organic since the beginning, and...
We complete our ‘Giro di Vino Bianco di Italia’ with a stop in Isonzo, on Italy’s border with Slovenia. A completely different animal than Elena Walch’s PG above, Ferlat’s undergoes an extended period of skin contact-...
Grillo is a cross created in Sicily in 1873. Originally meant to combine the distinctive florals and prettiness of the Zibbibo variation of Moscato with the sturdier heat-resistance and fleshiness of Cataratto, it has been, ever since, the backbone of...
This delightful Chardonnay from the Languedoc region of southern France is made by the Laroche Family, famous from their beautiful Chablis wines in northern Burgundy. Michel Laroche, recognizing the potential of the Orb Valley, midway between the...
On the short list of the top Arneis made, this, the winery’s signature cuvee, is assembled from two separate vineyards in Roero- one in Vezza adjacent to the iconic Valmaggiore and the other, Renesio Incisa, in Canale. This latter hill has...
Spring has officially sprung! Those looking for the perfect seasonal quaffer need look no further than Stefano Massone’s absolutely delicious Gavi! All at once serious and a ton of fun to drink, Massone’s organically-farmed,...
It’s not hard to find Pinot Grigio out there. There’s a virtual ocean of it made from the flatlands of Trentino and the Veneto available for your easy-drinking pleasure. But those inexpensive but often character-deficient PGs give...
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2022 Monchiero-Carbone ‘Cécu della Biunda’ Roero Arneis- Piemonte
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On the short list of the top Arneis made,...
Grapes: Muscat + Ugni Blanc
Region: Hautes-Alpes, France
Vintage: NVViticulture: Organic
Soils: Clay + Limestone
Vinification: Direct press, then fermented in tank. 2nd fermentation in bottle
Aging: 12...
VINEYARDS: Estate vineyards are planted on clay- and limestone-rich soils, unique to the region, with topsoils of gravel, the classic terroir of Grave.
AGE OF VINES: 20 years, on average
WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Pressed full cluster (color...
Still the cantina’s signature wine, this cuvee still comes 100% from the Fiasco cru in Castiglione. A more forward wine than the monolithic 2019, this will drink sooner, albeit it will not be as gracious in its youth as, say, the 2018. ...
Wine Country: Italy
Wine Subregion: Piemonte
Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo
Consider this the coming out party for this Roddi cuvee. It’s a wonderful site with perfect exposure and its cooler climate makes for a more elegant, open and charming...
A very fragrant, polished Movig that drinks more like a fine Burgundy than a robust young Barolo. Excellent length and a seductive palate that will beguile for many years. Intriguing as always. Vinous 93, JS 96
2020 in Barolo...
As a lot of the Johnny-come-latelies who have recently joined the Rose market are finding out, it’s easy to make a pink wine but it’s a heckuva lot harder to make a good one! This, alas, has become readily apparent as everyone who has...
Verdeca is one of those wine grapes one discovers only when they taste it on its home territory- in this case, around the wonderful hill towns overlooking the crystal blue Adriatic in Puglia, at the heel of Italy’s boot. You’ll probably...
I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised that Li Veli’s ‘simple’ Primitivo is so good because everything they produce at this address in southern Puglia is amazing but, really, what a stunning wine for under $20! Primitivo is, of...
63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 10% Petite Sirah, 6% Syrah, 6% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc
An offshoot of winemaker Andy Erickson (winemaker for Screaming Eagle and Dalla Valle) and wife/partner Annie Favia’s...
Pride Mountain Vineyards isn’t one of those places you come across by accident. You sorta have to want to go there and making the trek up Spring Mountain Road isn’t for the faint hearted or those with bad brakes. You know you’ve reached it when you come...