The Wine Explorer’s Letter

Note: Big news… The best-selling wine in Partnership history is back in stock! That’s right, we have the 2019 Sunal Ilogico Malbec in our cellar & ready to...

Note: In case you missed it, we just announced our 2023 Mother’s Day Collection! With Mother’s Day right around the corner, we’ve put together a collection of six...

Dear Reader, When tasting our Partnership Italian Collection, you’ll hear Julien say the same word over and over: generous. “Generous” is one of those wine terms, like “big”...

Old school Tuscans sometimes call “Super Tuscan” wines vini californiani. The implication is that they aren’t so much Italian wines as Californian wannabes. There’s truth in the slight....

In a country that treats traffic lights as more suggestion than rule, there are, nonetheless, some areas in which Italians become outright sticklers. Fast cars is one. Say...

Partnership Update: Big news… We’re celebrating this week, as the Partnership turns 4 years old! What better way to celebrate than with a special members-only collection featuring some of our...

In wine, as in crypto currency, the rewards increase with each level of difficulty. Our main point of reference being wine from malbec grapes cultivated in isolated valleys...

A light jacket and scarf is recommended in Tuscany this time of year, especially if you insist on tracing its winding roads with your cabriolet’s top down. Temperatures...

Contents: Wine Bottles: How Shape, Size, and Design Affect Your Wine Experience The Origin and Usage of Different Wine Bottles Different Regional Wine Bottles Important Aspects of Bottle...