I've been hard at work tasting new White Burgundies for the warmer months, and I found the perfect wine. The 2020 Jean des Valanges Saint Veran is not only a great value, it's also a complete, concentrated, and complex white...
Renzo Castella's Dolcetto takes this often-humble Piedmont grape to new heights. Sommeliers worldwide are noticing, not only because the wine is delicious and food-friendly, but also because it's such an incredible value. Castella's vineyard sits between the famed Nebbiolo and...
The 2021 Los Bermejos Diego Seco is one of the most fascinating white wines I've tasted this year. A wine that tastes like a top-flight Albarino crossed with a stunning Sauvignon Blanc, it is a must-try for white wine adventurers....
The Massone Gavi Masera is a masterpiece of an Italian white wine. It’s also a perfect one to sip on sunny spring and summer days. As with all wines from the Gavi region, this is 100% Cortese, and it’s a...
SOLD OUT! I've got a serious crush on the 2016 Domaine Ray Jane Bandol Rouge. This Mourvedre-heavy red is full of character and charm, and it truly showcases why many wine lovers believe the reds from this Provencal appellation are...
The 2013 Villa Rizzardi Amarone received the coveted Tre Bicchieri award from Italy's Gambero Rosso. That is the top award from Italy's most trusted wine publication, and it basically makes this one of the top Amarones produced that year. Almost...
SOLD OUT! It's the perfect time of year for crisp and vivacious Sauvignon Blanc, and the 2019 Clos Roussely Le Clos is a splendid example. Produced from old, organically farmed vineyards in Touraine, this honestly drinks like Pouilly Fume or...
98 points from Decanter and less than $50? Yes, your read that correctly, the 2019 Shaw and Smith Shiraz flirts with perfection, and it offers up some of the best "price-to-points" ratio of any wine in the world. Just to...
Regis Minet produces the quintessential Pouilly Fume. Selected and imported by Kermit Lynch, this will be my top Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc deal of 2022. I guarantee it! Minet's 2020 Pouilly Fume Vieilles Vignes is lively, crisp, floral, and intensely...
This is the debut vintage of Trefethen's Eshcol Red! This classy and attractive Bordeaux-inspired blend is a great successor to their Double T Red Blend, which the winery is no longer making. An enticing blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot,...
For almost 30 years, Brian and Jill O’Donnell of Belle Pente have quietly and humbly made some of the top Pinot Noirs in the Willamette Valley. I'm not the only one who thinks this; every vintage, Vinous Media has Belle Pente's Pinots as...
I'm a complete sucker for Fleurie, and Chapelle des Bois' 2019 Grand Pre is one of the greatest values of its type this palate has ever tasted. This is a wine that reminds me of a hypothetical Clos de la...
Allan Scott strikes again, but it's not with their award-winning Sauvignon Blanc, it's with their newly released, 92 point-rated Pinot Noir! In my book, this wine qualifies as one of the best Pinot Noir values on the planet. 2020 Allan Scott...
The quality-to-price ratio on all of Valcombe's wines is off the charts, but that is especially the case with their newly released Les Hauts de Valcombe. This is a wine that is going to make a lot of Southern Rhone lovers...
There are a ton of value-priced Spanish Garnachas out there, but I believe the version from El Casetero takes home the "Best in Show" award. Crafted by Spanish Master of Wine Fernando Mora, this comes from old, dry farmed, head-trained Garnacha vines in...
SOLD OUT! If you want a wine that literally smells and tastes like spring, you need some Marchetti Tenuta del Cavaliere in your life. One of the finest versions of Verdicchio I've ever tasted, just 300 cases were produced, and...
SOLD OUT! In a relatively short period of time, Dane Estates has established itself as one of Napa Valley's elite Cabernet Sauvignon producers. New to the North Carolina market, I seized the day and bought my distributor out of the estate's 2015...
Domaine Fournier's Grande Cuvee Sancerre is one of the top whites produced in the appellation, and their recently released 2018 is in tremendous form. A wine that balances wonderful ripeness and richness with zesty acids and classic minerality, it guarantees to...
With spring in the air in Asheville, we have found the perfect pair of wines for sunny day sipping. They are delicious, value-priced, and every member of Team Table Wine gives them a big thumbs up. The Face a la Mer...
The 2018 Finca Buenavista Ribera del Duero combines Old World charm with New World ripeness to create a rich, stylish, and sophisticated red wine that could easily pass for a $30+ bottle. I have put some aggressive pricing in place...
SOLD OUT - Bargain and Barolo are rarely used in the same sentence, but Luigi Oddero's new 'Convento' Barolo is exactly that. At less than $40 and coming from a great importer, producer, and vintage, this is the "stuff" that...
