Remelluri Gran Reserva Rioja 2014

Stubbornly he decided to change direction and to give a different interpretation to the family’s wine – favoring elegance

Way back in the misty yonders of time when I first started drinking Pinot Noir

The package is fun

Pommard Premier Cru Les Vaumuriens

The palate is brisk and fresh

This sweetheart of a wine used to fly so under the wine cognoscenti radar that it felt like I was a squirrel hiding treasures in cellars all around town

This philosophy of farming is easy to understand – the best wines are made from the best grapes

"Yet Barolo is a traditional place

not the spotlight

and rose petal

Aging a Brunello for decades brings these components into a glorious harmony

Here is a return to how great Willamette Valley Pinot can be – on every level