Switzerland: New Releases from Germanier, Obrecht, Litwan and Others

This small report features fine and interesting Swiss wines, including top producers such as Jean-Réné Germanier, Obrecht and Tom Litwan....

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Burgundy: Domaine Guffens-Heynen’s Les Croux and Clos des Petits Croux, 1990–2020

Since the 1980s, Jean-Marie Guffens has produced wines so compelling that they upend many of our preconceived notions about Burgundy itself....

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USA, California, Sonoma Coast: A Retrospective of Ultramarine’s Heintz Vineyard Sparkling Wine

This retrospective includes the Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs and rosé and features some of the earliest examples from 2010 and 2011, plus recent releases from 2018....

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France, Burgundy: Recent and Forthcoming Releases from Chablis and Beyond

Chablis is changing, and the 2022 vintage only underscores that. Readers looking for “Chablis that tastes like Chablis” might actually find more to like in carefully selected 2021s than by...

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Australia: Penfolds 2023 Collection

The 2023 Penfolds Collection spans 27 wines across Australia, North America and Europe. The highlight this year is undoubtedly the Chardonnays....

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Australia, Victoria: Giaconda 2021 Estate Vineyard Chardonnay – What Is in a Score?

This is a Great Wine by any standard globally. I am proud to give it a perfectly rounded score of 100 points....

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USA, California, Sonoma County: Latest Releases from Peter Michael Winery

Earlier this month, I tasted the bottled 2020s and samples of the soon-to-be-bottled 2021s with winemaker Robert Fiore at the winery in Knights Valley....

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Austria, Styria: A Selection of STK Crus from the 2020 Vintage and Some Late Releases

This report features 69 white wines from the Steirische Klassik (Styrian Classic) domaines that were presented during the Single Vineyard Summit this year....

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Australia, Western Australia: Longevity Reigns at Xanadu, 2007-2020

This incredible vertical covers the 2007-2020 vintages across the Black Label, Stevens Road and Reserve ranges of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon....

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France, Burgundy: High Density, High Definition – A Vertical Tasting with Olivier Lamy

In the Côte d’Or, Lamy is producing some of contemporary Burgundy’s most exciting wines from his experimental plantings of high-density Chardonnay....

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