2021 Wine

Brothers Tito and Mauro Bisci run the family vineyard their father Guiseppe established in the hills near Ancona, Italy, just south of Venice. Located midway up the mountainous chain that crests above the Adriatic Sea, the vredicchio... Read More

The '1895' cabernet sauvignon is delightfully balanced with red plum, black currant, strawberry tart and nicely structured tannins. With a deep ruby color and peppercorn piquancy, beef empanadas would be a fun dish to... Read More

California Rhone Ranger extraordinaire Randall Graham, eclectic as he is (some may say eccentric), is anything but a trend follower. His visit to Spiritus years ago is still a memorable encounter! He has long made one of the best... Read More

For those who love a crisply mineral albarino from northern Spain, the certified organic Raimat delivers the goods. Unusually located in Catalonia, south of the Pyrenées, rather than in the Rias Baixas region of Spain,... Read More

Cousino-Macul was established in 1856 and remains the only Chilean winery from the 19th century still
owned by the founding family. The vineyards are located in the agriculturally rich Maipo Valley south
of Santiago, 750 prime... Read More

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To say Helmut Donnhoff is one of the top winemakers in Germany is not enough to do his work justice. His wines have an almost cult-like following and deservedly so. The 20 hectares of Donhoff’s estate reside in Nahe, a region... Read More

Winemaker Adam Campbell is a second generation owner/winemaker in the Willamette Valley. His father Joe and mother Pat planted their first vines in 1974 living out of a trailer on the rich land they had found in an as yet unsung... Read More

The fifth generation of the De Wet family has continued honing their winemaking craft, creating both delicious and affordable wines. The vast family estate in the Robertson district of South Africa, east of Cape Town and Stellenbosch,... Read More

Last week I eagerly tasted the 2021 Sonoma Coast bottling, which blends fruit from their two estate vineyards with other coastal sites. By the beautiful aromatics alone I was enraptured and knew it was special. Sure enough, the... Read More