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
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
Ca' Furlan (the Ca is pronounced like Kah and means family or house) remains a family brand headed by winemaker Alessandro Furlan, who was among the first to introduce a rosé version of Prosecco after DOC rules changed.... Read More
Crafted as a chuggable red wine, Puszta Libre comes in a skinny, easy-to-hold, Riesling-shaped bottle that will be emptied soon after opening. The blend of Zweigelt and Sankt-Laurent grown in the Burgenland region, fermented with... Read More
Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains, Chile is the longest country in the world, spanning 2,670 miles from north to south. However, it is narrow: one can drive the country's width in a half-day at Chile's... Read More
Not to be confused with Rully (roo-yee) in Burgundy, Reuilly (roo-oo-yee) is located at the eastern end of the Loire, just a stone's throw from Quincy. This 370-acre AOC is unique among neighboring villages because it produces... Read More
Lignier Passetoutgrain (pahss-too-grah) is steel-fermented, separately-vinified Pinot Noir (about 66%, all sourced from Morey-Saint-Denis) and Gamay, which is bottled unfined/unfiltered to show Burgundian intricacy complemented... Read More
There's nothing more challenging than finding a varietally correct mid-priced California Pinot Noir. Many are too fruity, oaky, or atypical, but David Gordon, wine director at Manhattan's Tribeca Grill, works with only... Read More
The label features a cow, a critical animal in Biodynamic farms like this one in eastern Austria. Other beneficial creatures are bees, bugs, chickens, pigs, plowing animals, sheep, and goats. You must be careful when letting pigs... Read More
A half bottle of Champagne is the perfect excuse to treat yourself on any given day. Based in Côtes de Bar (Aube), Bernard Dumont continues the 200-year family tradition as he grows fruit on the same soils found in Chablis,... Read More
Perhaps it is a surprise that Pinot Noir (aka Spätburgunder) is the most planted red grape in Germany and also accounts for some increasingly lovely pink wines. Florian Fauth is blessed with limestone-rich soils located south... Read More
A steel-fermented rosé made from saignée 80% Pinot Noir and 10% each Cabernet/Merlot is the last wine one would expect from the vertical slopes of the Mosel Valley, but Dr. Ulrich Stein skillfully incorporates Bordeaux... Read More
Apparently, the emu likes some people and not others. We like some California Pinots and not others. We like Strangeways very much. It's a serious value from winemaker Alison Crowe, who sources from as far north as Napa and... Read More
