Beaujolais Nouveau 2020
2020 canceled many plans and celebrations, but something it cannot alter is Beaujolais Nouveau Day, which celebrates the first wines of the new vintage. The...
Hermann J Weimer Extra Brut Riesling 2016
by Serge Z
We tasted Hermann J Weimer Extra Brut 2016 among the first in the country and only two weeks after it was disgorged. This bubbly comes...
Goru Gold 2017 Ego Bodega
by Serge Z
Goru Gold 2017 is an excellent example of why Spain is one of the best places to find great value wines. Here’s why! Ego Bodega...
Wooldridge Creek Brut 2019
by Serge Z
Thanks to winemaking innovations, now almost any winery can produce sparkling wines in several different ways. Wooldridge Creek Sparkling Brut 2019 is an example produced...
Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay 2019
by Serge Z
Rombauer Chardonnay has an almost cult-like following. To understand why you need to try an iconic Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay 2019 from California. It’s intense, “loud,”...
Château Saint Hubert Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2016
by Serge Z
Chateau Saint Hubert Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2016 is an excellent example of the vintage in Bordeaux. Still, the quality of the wine may vary. We...
Troon Vineyard Oregon Winery
by Serge Z
Troon Vineyard is among a handful of organic and certified Biodynamic wineries of Southern Oregon. We watched Troon’s progress for over a decade, and their...
Grüner vs Grüner: Comparing Austrian Grüner Veltliner Wines
by Serge Z
Ried Kremser Wachtberg Kremstal DAC Reserve 2017 and Gruber Röschitz Weinviertel 2019 both made from Austria’s signature grape variety – Grüner Veltliner, pronounced ‘groo-ner velt-LEE-ner’. The...
Bestheim Exception Pinot Noir Vertical Tasting 2014, 2015
by Serge Z
Pinot Noir is among the most sensitive grapes when it comes to terroir. Bestheim Exception Pinot Noir of 2014 and 2015 vintages is a shining...
