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Venge Silencieux Cabernet
If the name Nils Venge doesn’t mean anything to you, let us throw you this tip. The first U.S. wine that ever scored 100 points was Groth Vineyards 1985 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon made by, you guessed it, Nils Venge. Nils’ son, Kirk, has learned at his father’s footsteps, and fourth generation wine professional that he is (father and son both raised in Napa), they know how to put together a remarkable blend.
Type, Body & Flavor
Raffaello Prosecco
Until recently, for Australian producers (and others), Prosecco was a grape and not a place. Recent changes Italy made to how Prosecco is classified, by renaming the grape in these wines as Glera and deeming Prosecco a place and not a grape, mooted any possibility of other countries insisting that they were just naming their wines Prosecco as a varietal designation. Maybe it helped, but Prosecco blew up, internationally speaking. Raffaello is by far, in a sea of Prosecco producers, the best value we have ever tasted.
Type, Body & Flavor
Corte Giovanni Frizzante Prosecco
I suppose to most people, Prosecco is all the same. But it’s not. There are all styles of the wine, especially as it has grown to dominance within the everyday sparkling wine category. Though we once called the grape Prosecco, we now use the more traditional name of Glera, and Prosecco refers to the area of northern Italy where Glera is grown and made. In this case, it’s a frizzante style that you can think of as fizzy Prosecco.
Type, Body & Flavor
Corte Giovanni Extra Brut Prosecco
Though Prosecco is made throughout the northeastern Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli, there are two areas that produce wines with more vibrancy and complexity to them and that are solely elevated to DOCG status as a result: Conegliano-Valdobbiadene and Colli Asolani. A very dry version of Prosecco (the meaning of Extra Brut) is as modern as it gets, but it reflects the growing awareness of Colli Asolani as producing wines.
Type, Body & Flavor
Chateau Courac Cotes du Rhone
We might presume that most of the top Old World sites are multi-generational legacies, remaining in the hands of ossified aristocrats served by dedicated minions. I suppose that’s true in some places. But most of the exciting things happen in Europe are the result of new blood; new folks like Joséphine and Frédéric Arnaud who took over this property in 1995. Northwest of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Arnauds have more than 200 acres of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, the latter a grape that has only, in the last two or three decades, become more typical of Côtes du Rhone blends. Again, it helps to add some new blood to these old places.
Type, Body & Flavor
Venge Silencieux Cabernet
If the name Nils Venge doesn’t mean anything to you, let us throw you this tip. The first U.S. wine that ever scored 100 points was Groth Vineyards 1985 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon made by, you guessed it, Nils Venge. Nils’ son, Kirk, has learned at his father’s footsteps, and fourth generation wine professional that he is (father and son both raised in Napa), they know how to put together a remarkable blend.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Raffaello Prosecco
Until recently, for Australian producers (and others), Prosecco was a grape and not a place. Recent changes Italy made to how Prosecco is classified, by renaming the grape in these wines as Glera and deeming Prosecco a place and not a grape, mooted any possibility of other countries insisting that they were just naming their wines Prosecco as a varietal designation. Maybe it helped, but Prosecco blew up, internationally speaking. Raffaello is by far, in a sea of Prosecco producers, the best value we have ever tasted.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Corte Giovanni Frizzante Prosecco
I suppose to most people, Prosecco is all the same. But it’s not. There are all styles of the wine, especially as it has grown to dominance within the everyday sparkling wine category. Though we once called the grape Prosecco, we now use the more traditional name of Glera, and Prosecco refers to the area of northern Italy where Glera is grown and made. In this case, it’s a frizzante style that you can think of as fizzy Prosecco.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Corte Giovanni Extra Brut Prosecco
Though Prosecco is made throughout the northeastern Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli, there are two areas that produce wines with more vibrancy and complexity to them and that are solely elevated to DOCG status as a result: Conegliano-Valdobbiadene and Colli Asolani. A very dry version of Prosecco (the meaning of Extra Brut) is as modern as it gets, but it reflects the growing awareness of Colli Asolani as producing wines.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Chateau Courac Cotes du Rhone
We might presume that most of the top Old World sites are multi-generational legacies, remaining in the hands of ossified aristocrats served by dedicated minions. I suppose that’s true in some places. But most of the exciting things happen in Europe are the result of new blood; new folks like Joséphine and Frédéric Arnaud who took over this property in 1995. Northwest of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Arnauds have more than 200 acres of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre, the latter a grape that has only, in the last two or three decades, become more typical of Côtes du Rhone blends. Again, it helps to add some new blood to these old places.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions