35 Vintages of Vega Sicilia Unico – Lessons from Six Decades of Legendary Ribera del Duero
Three lessons from tasting 35 vintages of Vega Sicilia Unico over six decades of dedication to wine production in Ribera del Duero
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Iconic Wines - Unbeatable Prices
GRAND CRU DIRECT
Iconic Wines - Unbeatable Prices
How to Discover your Taste in Wine – A Rough Sketch of the World of Wine Taste – Part 1
How many bottles does it really take to know what you like? In this three-part series, we look at the minimum effective tasting plan to get a handle on the world of wine.
Fallout of the Barolo Wars: the Good, the Novel, and the Eternal Traditionalists
Never let your Barolo know your next move. If it knows it’s in danger of being opened, it’ll muster up tannins like you wouldn’t believe. If you’ve ever opened a bottle of one of the Barolo icons from the 1960s…
The Ultimate Riesling Guide: Iconic Producers and Their Benchmark Wines
I recently attended a wine event (which shall remain nameless) where a significantly spicy dish was served early in the evening as the first seated course. The dish was drawing on South Korean culinary traditions and was quite lovely, until…
Burgundy Vintage Guide 2019–2023: Beyond the Scores, Year by Year
One of the perks of being a wine merchant is that I get to taste a comical amount of wine. Questions of health aside, this breadth of exposure to Dionysian pleasures (and the occasional Promethean torment) has led me to…
The Cabernet Sauvignon Olympics – Finding the World’s Best
It’s an off-year for the Olympic Games, but not to worry – we know another way to pit the nations of the world against one another in friendly competition: Cabernet Sauvignon. The World’s Most-Planted Grape (Almost) To make a new…
Chianti Classico – Italy’s Historic Wine-Producing Region Revisited
One of the oldest delimited wine-producing regions in Europe, Chianti Classico has weathered countless setbacks over its (at least) six-century history. But today the quality of Chianti Classico is at an all-time high, with ambitious young producers turning out some…
The Other 1855, Part 2 – Burgundy’s Forgotten Grand Crus
– This article covers Dr. Jules Lavalle’s forgotten Grand Crus of the Côte de Beaune. For an intro to the concept of “Super Firsts” and the Côte de Nuits villages, check out Part 1 – The Côte de Beaune Today…
The Other 1855, Part 1 – Burgundy’s Forgotten Grand Crus
– This article covers Dr. Jules Lavalle’s forgotten Grand Crus of the Côte de Nuits. For the Côte de Beaune villages, skip to Part 2 – Mention the year 1855 to any wine lover and you are likely to get…