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  • DONNHOFF Estate Riesling, Nahe, 2017

    Donnhoff is the top producer in the Nahe (my sometimes favorite of Germany’s great Riesling regions – yes, I’m fickle) and this Estate Riesling is their…

  • Les TOURELLES de LONGUEVILLE Pauillac 2015

    Les TOURELLES de LONGUEVILLE is one of the two “second wines” (the other being Les Griffons de Pichon) of Ch. Pichon Lonqueville – Baron de Longueville). Of the…

  • The Friday Fizz: CAN XA Brut Rosé Cava

    Finca Emendis Can Xa Cava is grown and produced on the Emendis Estate, a hidden gem in Penedès growing grapes and making wine since 1186. “Emendis” is a tribute to…

  • 2018 Bordeaux: A Great Vintage

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