Last month, I arranged a series of tastings dedicated to recent release Chianti wines from the 2008-2010 vintages.    Due to the number of samples received for this report and given the size of the Tuscan Vines tasting panel (10…

Terroir.  Pure and simple.  Without it, wines would all be the same.  Sure, oak treatments differ, grape blends vary – but the great wines of the world come from great vineyards, great exposure, the combination of sun, soil, and weather…

This is the final part of the “mini-series” on current release Dolcetto that I’ve been putting together over the last few months.  I’ve always liked Dolcetto, but overall, I sense the quality of these wines is better than they’ve ever…

This installment of CellarNotes focuses on one of the prominent “avant garde” producers that emerged from Piemonte over the last 20 years thanks to the export king, Marc de Grazia.  Paitin had been a grape grower for decades, previously selling…