The 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 MoreThe San Luis Obispo Coast continues to find a unified identity between its historical subregions and its emerging microclimates....
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....
Read MoreThis report includes wines from the 2022, 2023 and 2024 vintages, including Rieslings from the Mosel, Pinot Noirs from Baden and Viogniers from Vaud....
Read MoreThese two vintages show that viticultural measures are decisive for the style and quality of wines, not only in extremely dry years but also in wet ones....
Read MoreAmong these 2022 and 2023 releases are three new additions to the Senses lineup: a West Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir and two wines with fruit from the Dutton-Bodega Vineyard, a...
Read MoreWineries are moving away from ripe, oak-heavy styles toward fresh, vibrant wines. This evolution is crucial to enhancing Chile's global reputation....
Read MoreThe 2022s are rich, generous wines, for the most part very integrated out of the gates, and though they'll reward patience, they will not demand it....
Read MoreIf one characteristic defines the 2023 vintage in Burgundy, it’s abundance. For Pinot Noir, this was a year of abundant yields; for Chardonnay, 2023 is a year of abundant flesh...
Read MoreSonoma County producers continue rolling out wines from the 2022 vintage, and I continue to be impressed with the quality achieved....
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