This didn’t turn out nearly the way I thought it would. It turned out better. “Back in the day” I arrived at what I called the Trilogy Of...

It’s always remarkable to spend a week with this collection, from an estate that has quickly established its consequence and its...

I’m doing something I almost never do. I’m pulling punches. There are wines I tasted but for which I decided not to publish my notes....

To begin, it is necessary to tell you that I love these wines. I don’t love them indiscriminately (I don’t love any grower’s wines that...

Old, close friends, of whom I’ve written many times. I always love tasting their wines, because I can’t possibly be objective, which is...

This was another – yet­ another – example of the difference between tasting and sipping. Having written about this many times now, I’ll...

I sometimes wonder if Gimonnet is really “understood,” notwithstanding their market success. I suspect the estate’s essence, the...

The last group of red wines I tasted was a trio of Spätburgunders from Künstler, which I described as polished and “spiffy,” which I...

“Curious” only in the selection of wines, not in their quality. It appears to be a somewhat random group of wines I didn’t taste...

Sporting a truly lovely new label to boot. And it is a rare thing when I find a label change improves the appearance of a German wine...