Trying to squeeze everything about Italian wine into one column is impossible. Even so, I’m going to try to do just that this week. This foolhardy venture was inspired by a recent, ambitious ...

Spain’s famous for many great things and people. Fantastic food. Terrific football teams. (Soccer, in our country.) Rafael Nadal. (Thanks for the memories and enjoy your retirement, Rafa.) You can ...

“I want to know what the wines taste like!” said a reader about a recent column I had written describing how different appellations and their geography impact the wines that are grown in them. I get ...

That was how Julia Burke, wine buyer for Flatiron Wines and Spirits in New York, described the Tarlant Brut Nature Zero Champagne when I visited the store recently. The tasting notes on Flatiron’s ...

Wine snobs often use odd terms to describe wines. We’ve all see a parody of the wine snob: an erudite personage, probably fancily dressed, holding the stemware just so and making declarations of ...

Château Monlabert. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé. 2024. 94 points. 75/25 Merlot/Cabernet Franc blend aged 14 months in partially new oak. Firm structure, black cherry dominant aromas as well as a ...