Les Dauphins Red, White and Rosé Côtes
Les Dauphins wines from France’s Rhône Valley have arrived in the U.S. and are available nationally for the first time:
2013 Les Dauphins Réserve Red Côtes du Rhône (SRP $12.99) — Flagship wine, a spicy blend of...
Growing on the Vine
Like the larger beverage market, the wine industry was impacted this year – both positively and negatively - by consumers trending toward occasion-based drinking. This year’s Growth Brand winners include stalwart brands able to...
Wines for a New Generation
Play hard, work later: this is the cheeky mantra espoused by Portlandia, a wine made with grapes predominantly from Larkin Vineyard by Judy Thoet, in Dundee, Oregon’s Eola-Amity Hills AVA. Although Thoet’s bottles of...
Wine Reviews: Sauvignon Blanc
We asked members of the panel to review some of their favorite Sauvignon Blancs. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price (which varies from store to...
Trendspotting: Napa Cab is King
I leave Napa Valley today for about my 90th wine-purchasing trip over the last 15 years. The first seven years was when I was chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. I used the...
Lourensford ‘The Dome’ Chardonnay
Cape Classics welcomes another addition to its range of wines: Lourensford “The Dome” Chardonnay.
Now available in New York through MS Walker, and soon to launch in other major markets this spring, “The Dome” joins Cape...
Sun Chase Pinot Noir
Guarachi Family Wines has announced the inaugural release of their single vineyard Sun Chase Pinot Noir 2013.
Guarachi Family Wines Sun Chase Pinot Noir 2013 is a blend of clones 777 and 828. The grapes were night...
Mezzacorona, Stemmari Rosés
This Spring, two of Italy’s leading wineries will release their first rosé wines – Mezzacorona from Trento, and Sicily’s Stemmari – each reflecting native varietals and terroir.
MEZZACORONA ROSÉ 2014
100% Lagrein; 12% ABV; $8.99 SRP
Light violet-light ruby red in...
Washington Wines Put On a Show in New York
The phrase “West Coast wine” typically conjures up images of Napa Valley, and other vineyards up and down California.
But winemakers from Washington State want to change that. Despite being America’s second largest wine-producing region,...
