Pascal et Alain Lorieux, Agnès Sorel St. Nicolas de Bourgueil 2018, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A cabernet franc you can chew on, this St. Nicolas de Bourgueil presents Loire-classic green notes in a full-throttle style.[Read more]
Nik Weis St. Urbans-Hof, Wiltinger Kabinett Riesling 2018, Mosel, Germany
Tasting Note: A Mosel riesling with tropical-and-stonefruit flavors that merge together seamlessly within your glass.[Read more]
Nik Weis, Urban Riesling 2019, Mosel, Germany
Tasting Note: A riesling with all the characteristic notes one expects from the Mosel but done in a restrained, reserved, accessible style.[Read more]
Letrari, Talento Brut Riserva 2014, Trento DOC, Italy
Tasting Note: It’s time to start looking for Trento DOC sparkling wine from Italy, the first traditional method DOC in Italy that is producing sparkling wine from grapes grown on the steep hills of the Dolomites.[Read more]
What It’s Like to Travel & Fly Internationally from the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic: My Experience as a Wine Lover Traveling to Germany
I haven’t traveled an hour radius from my home in seven months since the start of the pandemic in March, but last month I spent a week in Germany.[Read more]
Frankenseele, Spätburgunder 2018, Franken, Germany
Tasting Note: Wooded notes pair well with and complement the black-fruit character of this spätburgunder.[Read more]
Landlust, Dornfelder & Spätburgunder 2019, Pflaz, Germany
Tasting Note: An uncomplicated dornfelder-spätburgunder blend that tastes like fruit punch.[Read more]
Dona Paterna, Alvarinho 2018, Monção e Melgaço, Vinho Verde, Portugal
Tasting Note: The Alvarinho you order at a street-side restaurant in Lisbon and get exactly what Alvarinho promises to deliver.[Read more]
Casa Ermelinda Freitas, Reserva Touriga Nacional 2017, Vinho Regional Peninsula de Setúbal, Portugal
Tasting Note: When you see Touriga Nacional by itself or as the dominant grape in a blend, try it.[Read more]
Alde Gott Winzer, Spätburgunder Rotwein, Baden, Germany
Tasting Note: Spätburgunder done in the easy, accessible, everyday style that characterizes much of German pinot noir.[Read more]
