A. St Emilion
B. St Estèphe
C. St Joseph
D. St Julien
YERING STATION Pinot Noir 2023
The state of Victoria, along the cool southern coast of Australia, is where most of that continent’s Pinots come from. And Yering Station, founded in 1838, was the site of Victoria’s very first vineyard. The following content is accessible for members only, please...
TABLE WINE 2025
table wine (spelled all in lower case) is a terrific new wine by Clos du Val, known for its age-worthy, expensive Cabernets from the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley. A $6 a glass, table wine is just right The following content is accessible for members only, please...
SCAIA Rosso
Wine in the service of food is a simple, even noble, idea. Here’s what you need: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
CHÂTEAU CANTEMERLE Haut-Médoc Grand Cru Classé
A friend recently told me he drinks so much California wine that he’s forgotten what Bordeaux tastes like. Here’s the fix for that— a delicious Bordeaux that’s just $8 a glass.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...
NESTWEAVER Pinot Noir 2022
The idea of weaving is such a perfect metaphor for this wine. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
RALL White Wine of South Africa
Fascinating, unexpected blends of varieties are just so intriguing to drink. And this one from well-known South African winemaker Donovan Rall is terrific. It’sThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
DRAGONETTE Pinot Noir 2023
Deeply earthy, Dragonette’s Pinot Noir is more savory than fruity, with fascinating notes of espresso, leather, iron, and peat (the Pinot equivalent of single malt Scotch?), plus a touch ofThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign...
M. CHAPOUTIER “Sizeranne” Hermitage 2020
It’s truly an indulgence to drink an Hermitage, for the place itself is only a single, 650-foot-high hill that rises above the Rhône River, with fewer than 150 acres of vineyards clinging to its slopes. Yet Hermitage was once one of France’s costliest red wines, and...
JOLIE-LAIDE “The Fool”
Apparently in the old days, famous Parisian chefs drank Gamay by the bucketful. That would have been Beaujolais, of course, but I’m pretty sure they would have loved this vivid, fresh, spicy Gamay from Sonoma. The following content is accessible for members only,...
A Winery Tells Its Story—The Press Release of the Future
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