If you read your news feed, you'll see daily clickbait articles about the demise of the California wine industry. While it is true that younger consumers are not buying wine and older consumers are drinking less, we doubt... Read More
Colli Senesi (hills of Siena) surround the historic city of Siena and border prime vineyards of Chianti Classico, Montalcino, and Montepulciano. It's a destination for affordable wine, but since Fattoria di Fèlsina... Read More
Saint-Estèphe doesn't have the prestige of its neighbor to the south, Pauillac, but it's a much more affordable AOC with some famous Chateaux like Cos d'Estournel. Incidentally, Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel... Read More
Les Hauts du Tertre is the second label of Château du Tertre (Fifth Growth classified) and a neighbor of Château Giscours in Margaux. Le Tertre can trace its roots back to the 12th century, but like all Chateaux, there... Read More
Nestled on the border between Roussillon and western Languedoc, Château Guilhem was built in 1791 and acquired by the Guilhem family in 1878. Bertrand Guilhem is the fifth-generation winemaker to oversee his 85 acres of... Read More
Most of the interesting winemaking seems to be happening on Bordeaux’s right bank. Rachel Hubert is the sixth generation of winemaker/owner at Château Peybonhomme-Les Tours, where a team of female viticulturists works... Read More
Petrus is a legendary chateau that produces only a few thousand cases of wine annually. In poor vintages, no wine is made - not even a second label. Only the best Merlot is gathered from 28 acres of vineyards in Pomerol before... Read More