Secateurs is an aromatic blend of Shiraz for spice, young Grenache for grip, and Cinsault for soft fruitiness. All the grapes come from old dry-farmed bush vines that are co-fermented in concrete tanks and aged for seven months... Read More
Grignolino (green-yoe-leno), a native grape of the Monferrato Hills, whose name means 'many (grape) pips is not as famous as Dolcetto and Barbera, but Piemontese locals drink plenty of this cheerful red while waiting for Barolo... Read More
Also called Palomino Negro, high-altitude Listan Negro yields a savory, medium-bodied red wine with bright, dry red fruit, minerals, and mountain herbs. There is no wood vinification, just tank fermentation with indigenous yeasts... Read More
From Bedrock Wine Company in California comes this moderately priced multi-vintage field blend made from declassified Sonoma fruit. It is a cuvee of super-premium Zinfandel belnded with Carignane, Petite Sirah, Mourvedre, Alicante... Read More
Bellande showcases the purity and beauty of Willamette Valley fruit at a reasonable cost. Crafted by Brianne Day of Day Wines, this Pinot Noir is 100% organic fruit from the choicest AVA sites, including Chehalem Mountains, Yamhill-Carlton,... Read More
From the volcanic Matra region of northern central Hungary, this Pinot Noir is produced in Gyöngyöstarján, about 50 miles northeast of Budapest. Peter Benedek makes wine without any industrial chemicals, letting... Read More
Since 2007, Benjamin Taillandier has slowly added to his acreage in Caunes-Minervois, and now he has over 22 acres. Minervois sometimes gets lumped in with Rhone, but the region is tucked between the Montagne Noire and the Pyrenees... Read More
It's been ages since we've tasted a New Zealand Pinot we would want to drink ourselves -- and it's priced under $20 as a bonus! Blicks Lane is a second label by Clyde Sowman of Walnut Block Winery, located just off... Read More
Located in the northern Navarran sub-region of Tierra de Estella, Lezaun is an old family estate dating back to 1780. At just 47 acres of organic vineyards, this is a relatively small property to be producing such value-driven... Read More
Unlike the heavyweight oak-aged wines from the Ribera de Duero (about 70 miles southwest of Rioja), this wine from the Valderiz sub-region of Burgos province is a juicy non-oaked steel-vinified Tinta del País (the local... Read More
Brigaldara Valpolicella is anything but a generic Veneto red wine. The Cesari family hand harvests the same estate fruit used in their decadent cellar-worthy Amarone. However, with just six months in steel, this youthful, light-bodied... Read More