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Margaux on the Tuscan Coast When Dutch entrepreneur Eric Albada Jelgersma decided to throw his hat into the wine trade, he did so with quite a splash. In 1995, Albada Jelgersma purchased Château Giscours, one of Margaux’s most revered Troisième Cru. In 1997, the Dutchman landed Château du Tertre, a second Margaux classified growth. A…
Italy’s Singularly Hedonistic Red In the western Veneto, the tiny hamlet of Negrar is the spiritual center of one of Italy’s most singular, opulent and impressive wines — Amarone. The late master Giuseppe Quintarelli’s cellars are here, and for insiders, there’s a special intensity and finesse from the wines of Negrar, unmatched by any other…
From the Brink of Extinction to an “Italian Icon” Since Salvatore Geraci’s first vintage in 1994, the Faro Palari has earned the coveted Gambero Rosso “Tre Bicchieri” award nearly every year, and 2010 was no exception. Sicilian winemaker Alessio Planeta told Wine Spectator that 2010 was “a super vintage … one of the best.” Geraci…
The Sicilian Renaissance — Wine Advocate’s 93pt Riserva In the 1960s and 1970s, the Sicilian wine industry was foundering, not unlike Tuscany. As much of the wine world was making great strides in the vines and the cellar, Sicily was all but left behind. The island continued to churn out oceans of cheap dry wines…
Parker’s “World’s Finest” Under-$17 American Red Beckmen Vineyards Robert Parker called Steve Beckmen’s “Cuvee Le Bec” one of the “wine world’s finest bargains.” Wine Spectator pushed the envelope further, including Beckmen’s voluptuous Rhône blend on its list of the “100 Outstanding Values” of the year. In 1996, Tom Beckmen (Steve’s dad) purchased a stunning 365-acre…
Mt. Etna’s Founding Father If Mount Etna was Mount Rushmore, Salvo Foti would have his face where George Washington’s is. A native of the city of Catania, Salvo studied enology and began his winemaking career in 1981. A few years in, Salvo partnered with the Benanti family to extensively research the patchwork of volcanic soils…
The “Butterfly Effect” — A Day Off in Paris One fall day in 2010 in Paris, we did what we never do: We took a day off. After a double espresso and a couple of croissants, we grabbed a bench in the Jardin du Luxembourg, where we read 200 rat-a-tat-tat pages of a James Ellroy…
The Winery That Wasn’t Sold to Brangelina When Tom Bove sold Château Miraval to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for $60 million, he kept the jewel of his vineyard holdings, Château La Mascaronne, for himself. We’ve followed Mascaronne over the past five vintages — the 2016 is unquestionably the best vintage to-date. Like Tom, we’re…
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