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100-Point Scored Napa Valley Wine Producer’s Favorite Napa Vineyard
“It is like a metronome, as it is a single vineyard that is always perfectly balanced and harmonious.” Those words came from the highly passionate winemaker, Peter Heitz, of Turnbull Wine Cellars, who has most of their vineyards in Oakville, … Continue reading
One Of The First Single Vineyard Champagne Wines That Is An Under-The-Radar Superstar
Typically, when searching for a bottle of Champagne wine, a “house style” is sought that is ideal for the drinker, and that bottle will then become a go-to Champagne. The idea of a Champagne “house style” has become the cornerstone … Continue reading
The Wine Family That Raised Quality For A Whole Wine Region
The weathered, tanned hands carefully placed the vine into the ground as the beams of sunlight added a glow to all the low-lying Mediterranean vegetation that enhanced the aromas of rosemary, thyme and sage in the air. As sweat started … Continue reading
First 100-Point Italian White Wine Is Made In Stunning Mountainous Area
Many of the families could see the long, golden strands flying up into the wind as the young woman to whom those tresses belonged came running down the nature-adorned slopes as the backdrop of gigantic mountains dusted with pure snow … Continue reading
100-Point Champagne Wine Finds A Perfect Balance Blending Three Outstanding Vintages
It wasn’t a typical day in the pristine alpine village where the most powerful people kept vacation homes and the luxurious lifestyles that inhabited this angelic setting were beyond the comprehension of most royalty. Yet on that particular day, electricity … Continue reading
Special Italian Wine Celebrates Comeback After Great Customer Demand
It is hard to imagine that Tuscany was once a desperate area stricken by poverty, desolation and despair, as today it is what dreams are made of. The rolling green hills glow in the Tuscan sun, surrounded by forests filled … Continue reading
New Wine From Rare Plot Within A Top European White Wine Region
For avid collectors of iconic and luxury white wines made from the Riesling grape variety, it will come as no surprise that these are some of the longest-lived wines, easily lasting 50 years in some cases under ideal cellaring conditions. … Continue reading
Top Italian White Wines, According To A New York City Master Sommelier
When Master Sommelier Laura Maniec recommends a wine region that always over-delivers, one listens, as she has been a superstar in the New York City area for well over a decade. One of her numerous accolades was becoming one of … Continue reading
Prestigious Wine Estate’s First Vintage Marks Leaving An Esteemed Bordeaux Classification
Panic and turmoil bubbled up in the exquisitely picturesque town filled with medieval Romanesque buildings. In this town, Saint-Émilion, tucked away in the Right Bank of the Bordeaux wine region of France, there were going to be three significant omissions … Continue reading
The Wine Vintages That Overdeliver From Tuscan Red Wine Producer Grattamacco
The growing season of 2008 in the now famous area of Bolgheri, in Tuscany, Italy, was indeed a pleasure for chief winemaker Luca Marrone in every way, especially compared to his first vintage at Grattamacco, the pioneering, admirable Super Tuscan … Continue reading
