It’s my weakness, Champagne. I am budget conscious with just about everything else, but when it comes to Champagne, I am helpless. And this—this grower Champagne—is The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A wine that tastes this good shouldn’t cost this little. Named after a wandering stray dog that followed the owners over the course of a 6-day, 100-mile backpacking hike along the South African coast, Lubanzi (the wine) is absolutely delicious.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

If you look up spice in America, it’s quickly apparent that in the US, we love spices. Consumption of spices has skyrocketed in the last couple of decades. So I think we’re ready for this fantastic spicy wine. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Donnafugata (the word means “woman on the run”) makes some of Sicily’s most fascinating wines and this white, made from vineyards on the active volcano Mt Etna, is certainly that. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Finding a delicious bold Cabernet that costs less than $5 a glass is a rare occurrence. But here it is. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

If you want to drink a sparkling wine when it’s as close to its beautiful infancy as possible, you have to get a great Pét-Nat. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Great California Chardonnay is not buttery, not thick, not oaky, and not heavy. And neither is it thin, tinny, and weedy. Instead, it’s like this wine: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

There’s a kind of deep, earthy sexiness and spiciness to the red wines of southern France—especially those from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This is California’s “Châteauneuf.” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

This white is stunningly delicious. There’s no other word that captures its beauty and power. You just want to keep drinking it. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Dr. Loosen makes fantastically pure and crystalline bone-dry Rieslings that are so vibrant they remind me of a soprano hitting a high note. This wine’s throttling freshness makes it very exciting to drink. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.