The White Knight, Viognier 2015, Clarksburg, California
Tasting Note: From California’s Clarksburg district comes a viognier bursting with tropical fruit flavors that presents an American take on this Rhône varietal.[Read more]
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Weixelbaum Rosengarten Grüner Veltliner 2015 – Creamy with Hints of White Pepper
Weixelbaum, Rosengarten Grüner Veltliner 2015, Kamptal, Austria
Tasting Note: Grüner veltliner is a versatile white that from good producers can show body and concentration; this producer is a good producer.[Read more]
Domaine Filliatreau Chateau Fouquet Saumur Rouge 2015 – A Classic Cabernet Franc Blend
Domaine Filliatreau, Chateau Fouquet Saumur Rouge 2015, Loire, France
Tasting Note: The Loire’s Saumur region is where cabernet franc and cabernet-franc-dominated blends rule supreme; so, if you’re a cab franc lover learn to read this code so you can decode and take advantage of beautiful, under-the-radar reds from this region including from this producer.[Read more]
Peter Schandl Blaufrankisch 2015 – Straightforward with Flavor Concentration
Peter Schandl, Blaufrankisch 2015, Burgenland, Austria
Tasting Note: Blaufrankish, a red grape varietal native to Austria, expresses itself beautifully in this bottle which is also very reminiscent of Dornfelder.[Read more]
Mauro Sebaste Valdevani Barbera d’Asti DOCG 2015 – An Elegant Barbera
Mauro Sebaste, Valdevani Barbera d’Asti DOCG 2015, Asti, Italy
Tasting Note: An elegant Barbera from Italy’s Asti region where the grape shows its best.[Read more]
Chateau de Julienas Julienas 2015 – A Fuller-Bodied Crus Beaujolais with Concentration
Chateau de Julienas, Julienas 2015, Beaujolais, France
Tasting Note: A fuller-bodied Crus Beaujolais with concentration made from the ever-versatile and food-friendly gamay grape.[Read more]
Peter Zemmer Vernatsch Schiava Gentile 2015 – Could Mistake for a Rosé
Peter Zemmer, Vernatsch Schiava Gentile 2015, Alto Adige, Italy
Tasting Note: This grape is grown in the Alto Aldige in northern Italy.[Read more]
Weixelbaum Strassertal Zweigelt 2015 – A Winning Bottle & Varietal
Weixelbaum, Strassertal Zweigelt 2015, Kamptal, Austria
Tasting Note: Your new summer, under-the-radar red that none of your friends are drinking.[Read more]
Evolucio Furmint 2015 – The “New Black” of White Wines
Evolucio, Furmint 2015, Tokaj, Hungary
Tasting Note: Furmint may be the “new black” of white wines, and if so this bottle is a good one to try to wrap your palate around the trend of bright, low-alcohol whites coming out of Hungary.[Read more]
Rocca Felice Dolcetto D’Alba 2015 – A Ready, Uncomplicated Red
Rocca Felice, Dolcetto D’Alba 2015, Piemonte, Italy
Tasting Note: An Italian red from Piemonte with low-alcohol that would be a ready, uncomplicated accompaniment to many a meal, especially an Italian one.[Read more]
