I discovered Frank Family  several years ago on a trip to Napa and have loved their Cabernets ever since.  Back then, I was told that they didn’t ship to retailers outside California, but thankfully that seems to have changed. This…

1997 was a tremendous vintage not only in Tuscany, but for Italy as a whole. And while Solaia may well be Antinori’s flagship wine, in 1997, it also Italy’s flagship wine.  Wine Spectator named the wine it’s “Wine of the Year”…

I remember seeing this wine reviewed by Wine Spectator late in 2010. It was rated “93” and was the highest scoring Chianti Classico out of 178 Chianti Classicos and Riservas rated for that article.  So, when I saw it locally…

Had a mental health day earlier this week on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, the Little Italy neighborhood whose shops and restaurants make Manhattan’s Little Italy seem impotent.  With lunch, we ordered the 2009 Mastrojanni Rosso di Montalcino  and upon first sip, my…

Had guests® over this past weekend for a variety of birthday celebrations and tried the following:  The 2006 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino is another shining example of excellence in this vintage. As others have written, this may be the…