France Alsace Mélanie Pfister, Bas Rhin: (July 9th): Harvest will be early, my pickers are informed. This week, we watered young vines (up to 4 yr) – it takes ages… but no choice. Most of the vines still look okay. Forecasts show rain from July 15th – fingers crossed! Bordeaux Château Haut-La Péreyre, Haut-Benauge (July…
Terreno Chianti Classico Gran Selezione ASofia 2021 got a fantastic score in the April 8, 2026 issue of jamessuckling.com: 97 points!! Review by Aldo Fiordelli, Senior Editor. Spicy and elegant, with an exquisite mix of citrus, red cherries and pits alongside licorice root and sweet violets. Full-bodied, velvety and crisp, offering great balance and mineral…
Château de Lavernette is featured in the new book,The Wines of Beaujolais, by Natasha Hughes, MW. Read an excerpt from the article here. (Click on the title first)
Great piece on the Santa Cruz Mountains and viticulturist Ken Swegles, a partner in Madson Wines: Swegles represents another modern model, with experience and vision across dozens of extreme sites and a focus on implementing regenerative, holistic farming practices in order to let these vineyards truly speak. Working under each of them is a team…
Alison Thomson, winemaker and owner of L.A. Lepiane (her passion project), has a day job as winemaker at Two Wolves Winery, owned by popstar P!nk. Read the Forbes Magazine fascinating story of the Two Wolves Winery here.
La Cuvée des Ambassades 2023 has just been awarded a Gold Medal at the London Tasting Award 2026! Says Laure Jambon, the wine grower: “It’s always a bit special when something so rooted here travels and make sense elsewhere.”
Gilbert Picq & ses Fils was featured in Bill Nanson’s Burgundy Report of March 2026. “Beautiful 2024s – many benchmarks. As Didier says, just lacking enough bottles…” Read the article here
Domaine Orion was featured in Bill Nanson’s Burgundy Report of March 2026. “So drinkable these wines–practically ‘dangerous’ wines!” Read the article here
A warm spring day this April 9th chez Paul Meunier in Roussillon. Mélanie Pfister reports 68F in Alsace. Flowering is rapidly underway, and Chablis just lost a significant portion of its 2026 crop to nighttime frost.
Wine Spectator‘s April 30, 2026 issue features the 2021 Barbarescos and gives Giuseppe Nada’s Barbaresco Marcarini 2021 96 points! Read the article here.
