When this wine emerged on the scene in the mid 1990’s the wine press heaped praise after praise upon it.  I remember the fervor surrounding the 1995 and 1998 releases and I really liked the wine then; it was like an Ambassador…

There’s an old principle for buying wine that I like to remember because it rings true more often than not.  It’s called “Producer over Vintage”.  What this means is that when buying wine, if you choose a quality producer, the resulting…

Each year, the Gambero Rosso publishes it’s list of “Tre Bicchieri” awards in their magazine. Tre Bicchieri means “three glasses” and wines receiving the coveted designation are typically special wines of the highest quality, that distinguish themselves from their counterparts.  So…

Pulled this from the cellar last night with that classic Piedmontese dish…..meatloaf!  ok, ok, maybe not so classic, but it was a pretty sublime combination. This is Scavino’s estate bottling, made from fruit from across all his vineyards.  I decanted the…

The Snowdens have been providing grapes to premiere producers in the Napa Valley for decades, but it wasn’t until 1993 when they made wine under their family name for the first time.  Luckily for me, a friend turned me onto…