A personal tribute to Bernd Philippi, the unforgettable godfather of Pfalz Riesling, who died in early June. The iconic winemaker of Koehler-Ruprecht in Kallstadt until 2011, Philippi produced several of...

Introducing our new website with a refreshed and modern look! Check out the changes and improvements in store....

Per raccontare il vino italiano, bisogna prima capire l’Italia del vino. (“To talk about Italian wine, you must first understand the wine of Italy.”) A work in progress, my definition...

This essay offers an extensive personal overview of Bordeaux’s state of the art in 2023, informed by 15 weeks of visits to over 500 châteaux over the last calendar year....

Bordeaux-based Yohan Castaing will review wines from the Loire Valley, Languedoc, Roussillon, Provence and the Southwest of France, as well as some Bordeaux and Champagne....

Hoping to spread a little holiday cheer this season, it is our pleasure to present some of the competing drawings from the 2022 Spirito di Vino cartoon competition....

With no shortage of fantastic wines coming out of Washington and South Africa, it's tough to choose just five "favorites." So, I’ve actually highlighted an entire group of producers as my...

In my list of “favorites,” I’ve only recommended what I have personally bought this year or wish I would have bought early enough—not necessarily the highest-rated wines of the year....

It is no coincidence that all five of my “favorites” this year are white wines. This is my way of signaling how important I believe white wines will be to...