Grapes Born of Volcano and Sea

An introduction to some wines of the Canary Islands from New York Times wine columnist Eric Asimov. Click here to see more.

Ornellaia: A Major Retrospective 1985-2006 from Parker's Wine Advocate

Ornellaia: A Major Retrospective 1985-2006 from Parker's Wine Advocate December 2009. We have a little bit of the Ornellaia 2006 to offer along with the Le Serre Nuove 2006. Click here to see more.

Piedmont Comes of Age

Antonio Galloni's report in the Wine Advocate from fall/2009 Click here to see more.

IWC and Wine Advocate Reports on Piedmont Vintages 1996-2001

Important consumer information on the recent run of exceptional Piedmont wines [1996-2001] with special attention given to differences between vintages. Some favor 1996, 1999 and 2001 while others favor 1997 and 2000.  For balance and early charm, I favor the 1998s Click here to see more.

Wine Spectator: Magnificent Wines From a Flawless Vintage 2000

One Magazines opinion of the 2000 Piedmont vintage.  If 1997 was a 99 pointer, then 2000 needed to be a 100 pointer because the fact is that the wines are better in 2000! Click here to see more.