Wine for the New Normal
So we’re home alone during global pandemic. What wines do we reach for?
2016 Clos du Val Proprietary White Wine Napa Valley
Heady white blend in its last vintage
Green Mountain Blue Cheese Boucher Blue
A mild and nutty blue from Vermont
2017 The Hilt Estate Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills
Richly embroidered Pinot noir
2017 The Hilt Estate Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills
Brisk Chardonnay from the Sta. Rita Hills
2016 Newton Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Elegant, well-priced Napa Cab
2016 Fable Farm Fermentory La Crescent Amida Vermont
Savory, evocative orange wine of La Crescent
2016 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
A dark and woodsy Vino Nobile
2016 Frank Family Vineyards Traditional Method Rouge Carneros
Frank Family’s fizzy red is 73 percent Pinot noir and 27 percent Chardonnay. The fruit is sourced from the Lewis Vineyard near San Pablo…
2017 Poliziano Lohsa Morellino di Scansano
Cherry-stained and good for casual fare
Clearly Bardolino
Discovering the clear-eyed wines of Bardolino, grown where the mountains meet the lake
2015 La Valentina Spelt Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva
Textural riserva with plenty of life ahead of it