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....
Read MoreThe 2020 wines are dry, but I'm thrilled with the Prädikats too, whereas 2021 was a ripe vintage despite the very high acidity and low alcohol levels....
Read MoreFor the first time ever, Martin Donatsch opened a complete 20-vintage comprehensive vertical of his iconic Pinot Noir Unique from Malans....
Read MoreThis is a brilliant collection overall, which most importantly shows the distinct vineyard DNA of each site alongside the Giant Steps house style....
Read MoreThis vertical tasting of Tremblay’s emblematic Chapelle-Chambertin charts her progress and evolution from 2005 to the spectacular 2019 vintage....
Read MoreThere's a lot going on in Switzerland, and both well-known and unheard-of producers are making unique wines of great class and expressiveness....
Read MoreThis is simply a brilliant set of Pinot Noirs and Rieslings from Martin's Lane in Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada....
Read MoreThe tasting notes published here are, in the vast majority of cases, the fruit of a lunch or dinner spent in front of the bottle in question....
Read MoreThis report of miscellaneous German wines focuses on recent releases and includes a wide range of wines, but Riesling, again, plays a dominant role....
Read MoreIn 2020, the great dry wines are particularly convincing, above all the Rieslings. And 2019 is another excellent vintage for Pinot Noir....
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