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Trimbach has been helping to define the picturesque region since 1626, and today, 13 generations later, the wines of Alsace are in a very real sense synonymous with the family name. From the incredibly long-lived Clos Sainte Hune—widely considered to be one of the true jewels of French wine—to ready-to-drink bottlings of Riesling, Pinot Blanc,…
Kiwi Sauv Blanc with a “Gin and Tonic” Freshness There are critics you can count on to be effusive with their praise and generous with their scores, even for marginal wines. Stephen Tanzer is not one of them. The founder of the International Wine Cellar has always been a straight shooter, and his stingy scores…
Anne Sery Martindale’s Blink … and a Banker’s Cash Call in Oregon Anne Sery Martindale was born on Réunion Island. Her father was a French diplomat with an exhaustive wine cellar and exquisite taste in Burgundy. On weekends, the family dinner table featured bottles from the likes of Roumier, Méo-Camuzet, Mortet, and Barthod. While still…
Cash Calls in Oregon: Anne Sery’s “Flamboyant” Hyland Vineyard Pinot Noir The first “Willamette: The Pinot Noir Barrel Auction” on April 2nd was a tremendous success. At the historic event at The Allison Inn & Spa, 66 wineries sold lots of Pinot Noirs from Wine Spectator’s 94- to 97-point 2014 vintage for upwards of $1,000…
When The Rules of Supply and Demand Won’t Bend: The Vintage of A Lifetime in Willamette Valley [[image1_center]] After finishing at the top of her class and earning an enology degree under Professor Denis Dubourdieu at l’Université de Bordeaux, the brilliant Anne Sery-Martindale moved to Oregon, resolved to craft Pinot Noirs in the style of…
From Silver Oak’s Soda Canyon Vineyard Silver Oak’s founding family, the Duncans, have won global acclaim for setting the bar for lush California Cabernet, but few realize that for two decades at Twomey, they have done the same for Merlot. Harvested from the same Soda Canyon Vineyard that supplies much of their Silver Oak Cabernet,…
Not Taking the Bait in Sonoma What do you do when you’re a California vintner in love with the wines of Italy, Spain, and southern France? You could forget your passions and take the easy money, planting Cabernet Sauvignon like everyone else. Or, you could work hard to create a spectacular oasis for Mediterranean…
A Pinot Noir Gem from the Wild, Wild West True to their Midwestern roots, Jim and Bob Varner are understated, quiet types who prefer to let their wines do the talking. When Robert Parker and Antonio Galloni routinely drop rave 94- and 95-point reviews on your Chardonnays — which many consider among the very best…
There might be no wine more painstakingly made, patiently cellared, and passionately sought after than Vega Sicilia’s Único. Eminent critic Hugh Johnson said “Vega Sicilia is the Latour” of Spain, and their collectible Único has earned a place alongside Grand Cru Burgundy, First Growth Bordeaux, and the cult Cabernets of Napa. Único is an investment-grade…
In 1864, Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves, the founder of Vega Sicilia, had a dream of creating the greatest wine in Spain. 156 years later, his estate, the maker of the cult collector Único cuvée, remains the epitome of this idea—the benchmark of Spanish reds for over a century. Tasting Vega’s wines can be a…
Distinctive Red from Former Bryant Family Winemaker Winemaker Helen Keplinger has graced the cover of Wine Spectator and was named Food & Wine magazine’s “Winemaker of the Year.” In April, this 2014 “Vermillion” Red was recommended by Food & Wine as a “New Kid on the Block” to watch — and we can attest, this…
In Spain, there a lot of producers scattered throughout the country’s many varying wine regions, but there aren’t many wineries producing wines like this Rioja Reserva—until we discovered it, this perfectly-aging Tempranillo was resting at the Bodega, in mint condition and untouched since bottling. It will knock your socks off both feet. One foot for…
Château Valandraud is one of the most important, influential wines to come out of Bordeaux in the past quarter-century. Proprietor Jean-Luc Thunevin literally started the garagiste movement in France, pouring his savings into a garage winery that has redefined modern Bordeaux. Today, that tiny vineyard purchased by Jean-Luc Thunevin and Mureille Andraud in 1991 has expanded…
No winery—and we mean NONE—hits the bullseye with our members more consistently than Watkins. Every single Cabernet we’ve offered from Randall Watkins has been a straightaway sellout. That’s in part because we’re the only retailer with the keys to the cellar—and because that cool space contains some of the most perfectly aged and exquisite under-the-radar…
Most Exciting New Pinot Noir Since Kosta Browne and Kistler We first met David Ramey in the early 1980s. After stints at Dominus, Chalk Hill, and Matanzas Creek, Ramey hung out his own shingle and soon became one of Russian River Valley’s most brilliant stars. Over the last 15 years in the valley, there are…
We’ve been fans of Whitehall Lane since before Wine Spectator made the estate a household name with three wines rated in the top 5 of the Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of the Year. We were reminiscing over this fact and Whitehall’s status as the #1 selling Cabernet in Wine Access history over lunch at…
Pax Mahle, Northern California’s Undisputed Syrah Master Pax Mahle is the undisputed king of Syrah from California’s north coast. From 2000 to 2008 at Pax Cellars he accumulated TWENTY-THREE 95+ scores from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Parker himself penned the following no-holds-barred homage: “What this young former wine consultant at the Dean and Deluca store…
20th Anniversary Pinot Noir Tribute at WillaKenzie Estate Bernard “Bernie” Lacroute was born in Burgundy, not far from the colorful tile rooftops of the Hospices de Beaune. While small in stature, Lacroute’s mind, even in his teens, was something to behold. As lesser students took any job they could land after high school, Bernie earned graduate…
Master Winemaking, Premium Plot If you’re like us, eyeing your Russian River Pinot Noir bottles in the cellar, debating which ones to start drinking this coming holiday season, you probably do as we often do: Check Robert Parker’s vintage reports. The 2014 North Coast vintage for Pinot landed on 94 points, qualifying as “outstanding” and…
Outbid at “Willamette”: 2014 in the Dundee Hills The first “Willamette: The Pinot Noir Barrel Auction” drew hundreds of distributors, retailers, and collectors from across the country. We took seats up front, our bidders’ paddles in hand, and watched as each of our chosen lots of 2014 Pinot Noirs went for upwards of $1,000/case —…
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