Ten Favorite Wines of 2014, Number Four: Donnafugata “Mille e una Notte” Contessa Entillina Rosso
A Nero d’Avola from Sicily taught me something about my own garden.
Red Wines
Ten Favorite Wines of 2014, Number Two: 2011 Noel Family Vineyard Pinot Noir
A wine both chiseled and delicate, with a framework of bones and iron bedecked in pale flowers—it’s Burgundian, but from somewhere new.
Ten Favorite Wines of 2014, Number One: Štoka Sparkling Teran Méthode Classique
After my second or third sip, the wine started to work on me—What is this wine about?
Birthday Wine: Domaine Jafflin “Le Coteau des Bois” Nuits-Saint-Georges
A bottle from a tiny lieu-dit in Nuits-Saint-Georges reminded me what wine’s truly made from.
Davis Bynum Pinot Noir, Theme and Variations
Davis Bynum’s Jane’s Vineyard Pinot Noirs are blithe and luminous—and offer a delicious lesson in the effect of clonal selection.
A Study in Acid
Wines of the Week, a study in acid: From Ridge, Wente, Matua, and Erath wineries
Vibrant Reds from Northern Italy and California
A weekly roundup of wines worth sharing—from Montalcino, Chianti Rùfina, Carneros, Lodi, and Livermore Valley
Four Sharp, Spicy Reds
A weekly roundup of wines worth sharing.
Exceptionally Crafted Wines—and a Cider—From Sicily to California
A weekly roundup of wines worth sharing.
Two Handsome Wines
Two handsome wines—Burgundian but not from Burgundy—keynoted the weekend.
Sheldon Pinot Noir, Roma’s Vineyard
Sheldon WinesPinot Noir “Roma’s Vineyard” Anderson Valley201013.4% ABV | Price: about $45 (media sample) Roma’s Vineyard rolls along a ridge top overlooking Boonville, California,…
Stepping Stone by Cornerstone
An interview with Cornerstone Cellars winemaker Jeff Keene, with tasting notes on the new Rocks! blends and Napa Valley Cabernet.