Scared Sober
Art of Spirits has a small collection of vintage public service posters, including a page devoted to drinking & driving . Not sure how effective they …
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Chateau Carignan 2005 “Prima” Cotes de Bordeaux
When I took a group of my students to Bordeaux, we stayed just a few miles from this Chateau. I did not expect much of …
Domaine du Cayron 2007 Gigondas
$31.99 may seem like a lot to pay for a Southern Rhone bottling that’s not Chateauneuf-du-Pape (although those tend to be far more these days…), …
Emilia Romagna
Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Riserva “Vigna Bucerchiale”, 2003, Toscana Of the seven sub-zones of the Chianti DOCG outside the Classico area, Rufina is the most highly …
Forget Vintage, Take the “Bomb Pulse”
When it comes to wine, scientists are in fact using radioactive carbon traces to determine a bottle’s age. Specifically, new research has shown that the …
Vinicola del Priorat 2006 Priorat “Onix Classic”
We first sampled a different vintage of this wine at a charming restaurant in Priorat during our 2008 school trip to the region. Since then, …
Frank Phelan 2003
From the super-ripe 2003 vintage come this amazingly affordable St.-Estephe red. Rich currant fruit and judicious oak combine to make this second-label wine a standout. …
M. Sorrel 2005 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
In the Rhone Valley, the reds get all the attention and the lion’s share of love. But fans of the region’s whites know that they …
Arrive’! Arrive’!
That’s right! It’s that time of year again – the third Thursday of November – when the 2008 Beaujolais Nouveaus are released. The first …
Pio Cesare 2004 Barbaresco
With truffles, roses, and perhaps violets on the nose, this wine has a sense of perfumed levity that’s just irresistible. There’s a freshness here, though …
Quinta do Castelinho Vintage Port 1999
A beautiful ruby color with hints of blue and purple at the edges. Aromas of raisins, toffee, herbs, and earth leads to a gorgeous palate …
Verget 2005 Pouilly Fuissé
Verget’s wines can sometimes be unjustifiable in the price department, especially this time of year. But this Pouilly Fuissé, from a classic vintage, is beyond …
Chateau d’Arche 2005 Sauternes
There are any number of reasons to be amazed by this $43.49 wine. First, it’s a Sauternes, not necessarily a hotbed of sub-$50 bottlings in …
Chateau Carbonnieux 2005, Graves
This consistently under-the-radar producer has turned out a series of stellar wines in recent years. Their 2005 is yet another success in a string of …
Baumard 2005 Savennieres, Loire Valley
From one of our favorite producers comes this stunning Chenin Blanc. And it’s from a great vintage. And it’s reasonable priced at $23.99. And it’s …
Eddie Feraud 2005 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
What a polished, silky, modern wine, amazingly appealing now but with years of evolution ahead of it. The nose is rich with deeply stewed fruit, …