Due Italiani
Cappella Sant’Andrea Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG 2010 12.5% ABV | Price: about $15* Neirano Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG NV 7% ABV | Price: about…
rose
Brachetto, Birthday
My birthday’s on the winter solstice, and it fell on a Wednesday this year. It was a normal, if very dark, work day. I didn’t…
Pink and White
M. Chapoutier Côtes-du-Rhône “Belleruche” Blanc 2009 13.5% ABV | Price: about $13* Côtes-du-Rhône “Belleruche” Rosé 2010 13.5% ABV | Price: about $13* A pair…
Austrian
The venue: the quaint cellar room of the über-Victorian Norwich Inn, in Norwich, Vermont. The host: Rafael Flores, director of Artisanal Cellars, a boutique wine…
See Saw
See Saw Wine Company See Saw Hunter Valley 2009 12.0% ABV | Price: about $11.50 A blend of 85% sémillon, 10% chardonnay, and 5%…
j.brix
j.brix Rosé of Grenache “Uncontainable” 2010 13.0% ABV | Price: priceless Our friends Emily and Jody Towe made this wine in their garage. This…
One Hundred Percent
Alain Paret Côtes-du-Rhône Valvigneyre 2007 13.5% ABV | Price: about $15 Inky red-black, this wine smells like violets and black pepper and a raspberry…
The Woodcocks
M. Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie “Les Bécasses” 1999 13.0% ABV | Price: about $56 We purchased this bottle at the winery in June 2002, while on…
The Black Bee
Torrevento Puglia IGT "Il Filare" Rosato 2008 12.0% ABV | Price: about $12 I'm gonzo about this wine. I've been drinking it all summer….
Twenty-four Theses
We taste with four of our five senses: sight, smell, taste, and touch. (We don’t use our ears to taste, but you may have…
Interestingness
Damilano Barolo "Lecinquevigne "200414% ABV | Current price: about $36 Nebbiolo grapes from five eponymous vineyards go into this wine. It's young for a…
Ventoux
Domaine de Fenouillet Ventoux Rosé2009Current price: about $13 (with case discount we paid $10) I love rosé, and I love the southern Rhône, so…