Wine Explorer

Nowhere else in Europe do the echoes of the ancient and medieval ages still reverberate so clearly as in the valleys and plains of northern Spain. In the cellars of Berceo, the oldest winery in the town of Haro, you…

Spain. Most people don’t give it a second thought as a wine region. That’s a mistake. Spain has more acreage devoted to vines than any other country. Its northern regions have produced some of the greatest vintages of all time…

No essay today, as our Wine Explorer is on the road this week (finding some exciting and delicious wines for us, no doubt)… So we’ll simply take a moment with Julien Miquel to answer the question, “Where does the alcohol…

Note: If you haven’t had a chance to check out our fall sale, you should give it a look. We’ve put together some rich & warming reds, perfect for a cool fall evening…  Click here if you’d like to see…

Writing about gauchos these past two weeks has us thinking about malbec. But where does this quintessential Argentine grape come from? For that we return to our essay from earlier this year, about M. Malbeck and the origin of the…

On long, dusty roads in the Calchaquí Valley, one occasionally passes a solitary tree or rock heap with what looks like a shrine, shrouded in red fabric, to the Virgin Mary or some other saint. Upon further inspection, the figurine…

First a note: We still have a limited number of cases from our Italian collection available (see inventory here). However, supplies are going fast. Click here to reserve your bottles. Most of the team is on vacation this week, so we’ll…

This week, we continue our crash course on wine bottle shapes, from a bottle possibly named for a bovine’s nether regions, to fiascos, to the reason that champagne bottles are so thick. More on that in a moment. But first,…

The Tuscan wines from our Italian Collection reminded us of one of our favorite wine books, A Vineyard in Tuscany. This week, we’re going to run through our four favorite wine books. Our favorite book on Italian wine: A Vineyard…