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Wine Of The Week: Domaine Laroche Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru

Domaine Laroche’s single vineyard Chablis. (Credit: Kate Dingwall) In the center of Chablis lies a former monastery, first erected in the 9th century in honor...

Wine Of The Week: Joseph Jewell Elk Prairie Pinot Noir 2021

Joseph Jewell’s mountain Pinot Noirs offer excellent value from a lesser-known California region. (Photo: Joseph Jewell) Adrian Manspeaker doesn’t want to work on those pretty...

Wine Of The Week: Ami Ami White, Red, and Orange Boxed Wines

Ami Ami focuses on funneling high-quality, low-effort French wines into poolside formats. While your opinions of boxed wine may be heavily affected by the hangovers...

Wine Of The Week: Luis Seabra Xisto Cru Branco

(Credit: Ole & Obrigado) Wines from the Douro Valley, a wonderfully green and perilously steep region that flows from the Northern Portuguese coast inland, are...

Wine Of The Week: EV&EM Classic Merlot 2021

(EV&EM’s white, rose, and merlot. Credit: EV&EM) Imagine a red wine that’s giving and voluminous, with notes of toned black cherry and rich plum, balanced...

Wine Of The Week: Lokoya’s Mountain Cabernet Sauvignons

Chris Carpenter’s location-driven Napa gems. Credit: Lokoya When the Napa Valley comes to mind, you might imagine miles of flat vineyards that dot the floor...

Wine Of The Week: Louis Latour Meursault 1er Cru Château de Blagny

If you ask any wine professional where their hearts (and taste buds) lead them to, don’t be surprised if all roads point to Burgundy. These...

Robert Mondavi Winery ‘The Estates’ Fumé Blanc Oakville 2021

(Robert Mondavi Winery) Robert Mondavi’s Fumé Blanc isn’t a new wine, nor something that’s trendy or particularly hip. But sixty years after its inception, it...

Wine Of The Week: Ridge Monte Bello 2019

The views from the Monte Bello Estate’s visitor center, perched in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Credit: Kate Dingwall) Ridge Vineyards’ Monte Bello Estate is only...

Wine Of The Week: Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Grand Siècle Champagne

www.tednghiem.com Recently, my grandmother turned 90. So what better excuse to reach for something special — though, she’d argue that you never really need an...

Wine Of The Week: Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Grand Siècle Champagne

www.tednghiem.com Recently, my grandmother turned 90. So what better excuse to reach for something special — though, she’d argue that you never really need an...

Wine Of The Week: Lang & Reed Chenin Blanc

Lang & Reed’s Chenin Blanc, paired with the brand’s Cabernet Franc. Courtesy Lang & Reed In Napa Valley, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon are king. But...