Context is absolutely everything in wine, and there is no better way to understand the nature of a wine than to see it alongside its older iterations: two feet in...
Read MoreThis report features two dozen producers who are new to our database, as well as all the familiar names. And wine quality has never been higher....
Read MoreThe 2024 Burgundy vintage was brutally tough—wet, cool and plagued by mildew—with tiny yields in Pinot Noir in particular. Chardonnay performed better, especially in top appellations, yielding crisp, vibrant yet...
Read MoreThis level of farming is rare anywhere in Champagne and goes a long way toward explaining Suenen’s ascent among Côte des Blancs’ leading growers....
Read MoreThe 2023 and 2024 vintages offer a new lens with which to view Peter Michael’s wines, which are always balanced yet crafted in a hedonistic style....
Read MoreThe San Luis Obispo Coast continues to find a unified identity between its historical subregions and its emerging microclimates....
Read MoreThis report mostly features 2024 wines, plus a few late-release 2023s, some exciting sparkling wines and a handful of rereleases from older vintages....
Read MoreRuinart’s contemporary success owes much to Frédéric Panaïotis. Signed with a gently reductive house signature, this report examines their latest work....
Read MoreThe Jura is a magnet—the landscape, the people, the food, the wines—and always requires more time. But each trip generates new reasons to return....
Read MoreThe idyllic 2023 growing season has resulted in a stunning lineup of cellar-worthy Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from Dumol winegrower and proprietor Andy Smith and his winemaker, Jenna Davis....
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