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Lofty Whites from Down Under November 22, 2007

Australian winemakers are best known for their full-bodied, intensely flavorful reds, but they also do a remarkable job with whites. Their most common are chardonnay, ...

Piquant Aussie Reds That Are Real Buys November 29, 2007

Few winemaking countries can deliver as much bang for the buck as Australia. We saw that last week with white wines from Down Under (BW—Dec. 3). It's also true ...

Surprising Gems from the Rhône Valley December 06, 2007

Côtes du Rhône wines sit at the bottom of France's Rhône Valley hierarchy. Perhaps that's because a lot of the wines made there are oxidized, overly alcoholic, and ...

A Rising Napa Star with Hungarian Roots December 13, 2007

Lou Kapcsandy fled Budapest after the Soviets crushed the 1956 revolt, heading with four companions for the Austrian border. Only he and one other survived. ...

Freshness from Friuli: Crisp Italian Whites December 20, 2007

Even with the weak dollar, you still get good value in the crisp, dry white wines from the Friuli region of northeast Italy. The wines are fermented quickly, aged at ...

Au Naturel Pinot Noirs January 03, 2008

Eric Sussman, who founded Radio-Coteau Wine Cellars in 2002, is one of a growing band of producers using a "natural" approach, including hand-picked grapes and organic...

The Godfather of Austrian Wine January 10, 2008

I only met him three times, and on each occasion his passion, common sense, and love of life made an indelible impression. Winemaker Alois "Luis" Kracher passed away ...

A Young Winery's Marvelous Malbecs January 24, 2008

My colleague Jay Miller writes about Argentina for my journal, The Wine Advocate. He recently reviewed offerings from the Bodega Achaval-Ferrer, which specializes in ...

Provençal Bargains, but Not for Long January 31, 2008

I have been tracking Châteauneuf du Papes for more than 30 years. These wonderful, reasonably priced wines from Provence have remarkable flexibility with food, and the...

A Bargain-Basement Wine Cellar February 14, 2008

Despite the enormous influence of California's wineries, too few specialize in premium wines at value prices. One that does is Cartlidge & Browne. Avoiding the extra ...

Cabs Par Excellence from Washington February 28, 2008

Quilceda Creek's Alex Golitzin was born in France, and his late uncle was André Tchelistcheff of California's Beaulieu Vineyard, one of America's most influential ...

Heavenly Wines from the Holy Land March 06, 2008

Wine has been made in the Holy Land for millennia, but Israel's wineries have come into the modern age since the 1980s, when producers began borrowing vinification ...

Sonoma's Great Grape Hunter March 13, 2008

Winemaker Bill Hunter is the force behind Chasseur Wines' beautiful chardonnays and pinot noirs ("chasseur" is the French word for "hunter"). The artisanal ...

The Other California White March 20, 2008

A decade ago many California sauvignon blancs were neutral, vacuous wines, but today a young generation of winemakers has begun to accomplish amazing things with this ...

Big Italian Wines at Bargain Prices March 27, 2008

Southern Italy offers price-conscious wine lovers an astonishing array of superb bargains for $25 or less, often made from indigenous grapes that were largely unknown ...