This is a region of considerable viticultural scale, home to some of Chile’s most historic and commercially prominent estates....
Read MoreWhile the 2024 vintage underscores the tenacity and skill of the region’s best producers, this is clearly Bordeaux’s weakest vintage of the last decade. Though a handful of producers have,...
Read MoreWe are delighted to report that the 2022 vintage has turned out brilliantly in bottle. With comparatively few exceptions, the best 2022s’ compelling marriage of ripeness and aromatic freshness, power...
Read MoreI found more than a few wines in this tasting that were timeless, and truly, they were a pleasure. Long live Cabernet Sauvignon....
Read MoreThis latest installment features a wide variety of estates and vintages, and many of the wines may actually still be obtainable in the marketplace....
Read MoreIn this report of 144 wines, I’ve further streamlined the focus on the very best wines from China but also broadened the scope in terms of producers (32)....
Read MoreThis report focuses on the 2018 and 2019 vintages, with some of the first tasting notes from the troublesome 2020 vintage on the West Coast....
Read MoreStudying the impressive gold-enameled ram etching on a bottle of Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 recalls for me the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts and this hero’s quest to...
Read MoreIn California, there’s no denying that Napa Valley has the lock on Cabernet Sauvignon. But on the other side of the Mayacamas Mountains, Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley is keeping Napa...
Read MoreThis was a wonderful get-together with my informal wine group at Vito’s Ristorante Italiano in Cockeysville, Maryland....
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