The World’s Most Dangerous Wine – Domaine Bargylus
Domaine Barguylus is the only operating commercial winery in Syria. Situated atop the Jabal al-Ansariyeh (its ancient name was Mt. Bargylus), outside the port city of Latakia, 200 km north of Beirut, it is home to what The Telegraph called “the world’s most dangerous wine”. These wines are also, arguably, the world’s most difficult […]
Aging Like a Fine Wine
Much like people, wine ages – it changes and evolves over time. And just like people, some wines age better than others! What is it about wine that allows for its longevity? And why would we delay the satisfaction of opening any given bottle? In the 1960s, a team of archaeologists undercovered six Neolithic clay […]
A Rosazzo by any other name…
Friuli, in the far northeastern corner of Italy, is one of the country’s least understood and most overlooked wine regions. Also known as Friuli-Venezia Giulia (FVG), it shares a border with Slovenia to the East and Veneto to the West and is framed by the shores of the Adriatic to the south. FVG is divided […]
Destination Discoveries – Pedra Alta No. 10 Ten-Year-Old Tawny Port
Despite its relative decline in sales and popularity, Port remains one of the world’s great wines, and great wine values. At their best, they are deeply complex, incredibly age-worthy and absolutely delicious. Port’s rich history dates to the 17th century, when a trade war between England and France forced British merchants to look elsewhere for […]
2019 Salcheto ‘Vecchie Viti del Salco’ Vino Nobile
Though lesser known than Chianti Classico and Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile is one of Italy’s great wines. It was one of four regions to first receive DOCG status, representing the height of the Italian wine hierarchy. The region’s wine history is long and storied, beginning in 1549 when the cellar master of Pope Paul […]
Alandes Paradoux Sémillon/Sauvignon Blanc & Red Blend
Alandes (Along the Andes) is the passion project of renowned winemaker, Karim Mussi. His vision was to craft high altitude wines, using a ‘laissez-faire’ philosophy, with grapes sourced from unique and charming sites within Mendoza’s premium sub-zone, the Uco Valley. The Uco Valley is producing some of Argentina’s most influential wines and the Alandes portfolio can most […]
2022 Weingut Manz Riesling ‘Mineralgestein’ Trocken (Dry)
Considered by many to be the greatest of all white grapes, Riesling is heralded for its capacity to make wines at once powerful and lithe, with incredible longevity and an inherent ability to reflect the place in which it’s grown. Its popularity, relative to its quality, waned over the past few decades, when oak-aged wines, […]
2018 Tenuta Bellafonte Montefalco Sagrantino ‘Collenottolo’
Although the provenance of Sagrantino is debated, it is reputed to have originated in Greece and been brought to Italy by Byzantine Monks. Evidence of its cultivation in the Montefalco area dates to the Middle Ages. Almost all of the world’s Sagrantino is grown in Umbria, which has 600 hectares under vine. In the past, […]
Destination Discoveries – Ribeira Sacra
Located in the heart of Galicia, Ribeira Sacra is one of Spain’s oldest and most obscure wine regions, known for its dramatic, deep valleys and extremely steep, terraced vineyards that cut through its many rivers and tributaries. Ribeira Sacra is home to a wide array of indigenous grape varieties, chief among them for whites being […]
2021 Senses Charles Heintz Vineyard Chardonnay
Founded in 2011, Senses quickly became one of the most exciting wine projects out of the Sonoma Coast. Occidental natives and childhood friends Christopher Strieter, Max Thieriot and Myles Lawrence-Briggs partnered with world-class winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown to produce coastal Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Beginning with only 100 cases in their inaugural vintage, Senses currently […]
