Issues and Articles

Bonus Articles (2776 reviews)

• Château Rayas: Châteauneuf’s Iconoclast to the Last (Spring 2000- Updated December 2003) (21 reviews)
• 1996 White Burgundy Update: Staying the Course at Eight Years of Age? (September 2004) (33 reviews)
• Joseph Roty: A Beacon of Gevrey-Chambertin (November 1999) (33 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Claret (November 2003) (36 reviews)
• Clos Vougeot Forever Misunderstood (8/1/2008) (98 reviews)
• 1978 Red Burgundy, Going Strong at age Twenty Five (2002-03) (37 reviews)
• Richebourg Tasting (July 2003) (94 reviews)
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s La Tâche: Evolution of a Domaine (January 2001, updated June 2003) (32 reviews)
• Chablis: Chardonnay’s Secret Garden (December 2003) (77 reviews)
• Volnay: Secret village of Burgundy Insiders (February 2003) (108 reviews)
• Griotte-Chambertin Gevrey’s Smallest Grand Cru-and One of the Very Best (November 2002) (47 reviews)
• The Wines of Henri Bonneau (Originally Summer 1999, updated May 2004) (20 reviews)
• 1964 Right Bank Wines: Paradise Lost? (December 2003) (12 reviews)
• Domaine Georges Roumier: Chambolle-Musigny’s Finest Domaine (May 2001, updated June 2003) (87 reviews)
• Domaine Jean-Louis Chave (December 2003) (29 reviews)
• 2002 Burgundy (November 2003) (177 reviews)
• Domaine Ponsot: Largest Owner in Clos de la Roche (2002-03) (18 reviews)
• Domaine Michel Niellon: One of Chassagne-Montrachet’s Best (Updated June 2003) (33 reviews)
• Barolo “Monfortino”- Giacomo Conterno (April 2004) (16 reviews)
• Meursault “Perrières” Vertical Tasting (June 2004) (62 reviews)
• The Twighlight of Henri Jayer (February 2002) (50 reviews)
• Right Time, Right Bank (Originally April 2001, updated November 2003) (61 reviews)
• Domaine Dr. Georges Mugneret and Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg: The Epitome of Vosne-Romanée Elegance (June 2002) (48 reviews)
• Chambertin and Chambertin “Clos de Bèze” (June 2003) (114 reviews)
• Brunello di Montalcino (April 2004) (22 reviews)
• Vosne-Romanée “Cros Parantoux”: An Embarrassment of Riches for Comparison’s Sake (October 2003) (66 reviews)
• Jean-François Coche-Dury: Quintessential Meursaults and Much More (75 reviews)
• 1982 Barolo and Barbaresco (December 2003) (14 reviews)
• 2000 Red Burgundy In the Bottle (April 2004) (59 reviews)
• The 1962 Burgundy Vintage (June 2003) (16 reviews)
• 2002 German Rieslings (May 2004) (21 reviews)
• The House of Trimbach (Originally May 1998, updated December 2003) (40 reviews)
• 1999 Red Burgundy in the Bottle (May 2002) (95 reviews)
• Chambolle-Musigny “Les Amoureuses”: The Third Grand Cru of Chambolle? (June 2003) (55 reviews)
• Côte de Beaune Rouge (2002-03) (47 reviews)
• Domaine Dujac: Morey St. Denis’ Greatest Domaine (2003) (71 reviews)
• Bonnes-Mares: Crown Prince of Chambolle (May 2002) (77 reviews)
• Williams-Selyem: Sonoma’s Finest Pinot Noir Producer (February 2004) (58 reviews)
• California Cabernet Sauvignon: A Tale of Two Epochs (June 2003) (66 reviews)
• 1998 Red Burgundy in the Bottle (February 2004) (67 reviews)
• Piemonte (tasted 2002-03) (52 reviews)
• 2001 Red Burgundy in the Bottle (March 2004) (45 reviews)
• A Second Helping of the Beautiful 2008 Red and White Burgundies (Bonus Issue #2, March-April 2010) (215 reviews)
• 2009 Marcel Juge Cornas (March 2012) (1 review)
• The 2010 Burgundy Vintage: A Second Round of Magical Wines (June 2012) (268 reviews)
• A Few Old Côtes du Jura Reds (August 2012) (3 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2006, Issue #1 (377 reviews)

• Domaine Robert Chevillon: The Best In Nuits St. Georges (31 reviews)
• 1978 Barolo: A Legendary Vintage in Full Bloom (18 reviews)
• Ruchottes-Chambertin of the Old Thomas-Bassot Estate (40 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Southern Rhône Wines (71 reviews)
• 2004 Burgundy Vintage (217 reviews)
• Wine and Food Pairing: An Interview with Chef Scott Bryan and Sommelier Tim Kopec of Veritas Restaurant

Mar/Apr 2006, Issue #2 (502 reviews)

• Domaine Jacky Truchot: Morey St. Denis’ Best-Kept Secret Calls it a Career (48 reviews)
• First Look at the 2005 Vintage in Germany: Six Benchmark Properties (52 reviews)
• 1988 Burgundy: Don’t Let me Be Misunderstood (82 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Northern Rhône Wines (37 reviews)
• 2004 Burgundy: A Second Round of Producers (283 reviews)
• Endnote: Some Thoughts on 2005 Claret Before the Wind Machine Gets Fired Up

May/Jun 2006, Issue #3 (267 reviews)

• Maximin Grünhäuser: Where Waiting is Believing (58 reviews)
• The Brilliant Musigny Of Domaine Joseph Drouhin (21 reviews)
• The 1979 Vintage in Bordeaux: Not Consistently Excellent, But Some Truly Fine Wines (17 reviews)
• Domaine Michel Gaunoux: Pommard’s Polished Gem (22 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Champagne: Non-Vintage and Vintages 2000-1964; Today’s Bi-Polar World of Bubbly (80 reviews)
• Romanée-St.-Vivant: Refined Elegance Searches for a Place in the Modern World (69 reviews)
• Food and Wine Pairing Interview With Maurice Lartigau: Burgundy Specialist and Buyer For Seagram Château and Estate

Jul/Aug 2006, Issue #4 (274 reviews)

• Domaine Ramonet’s Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet: A Vertical Report (18 reviews)
• 1970 Claret: Thirty-six Years’ Young (35 reviews)
• The Beautiful Wines of Hermann Dönnhoff (55 reviews)
• 1993 Red Burgundy: A Legendary Vintage In No Hurry (40 reviews)
• Loire Valley Magic: France’s Greatest Red and White Wine Values (64 reviews)
• Sleeper Red Burgundy: An Insider’s Guide to Under the Radar Reds that Are Drinking Well (62 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2006, Issue #5 (326 reviews)

• The Beauty of Beaune: Report on Joseph Drouhin’s Clos des Mouches, Louis Jadot’s Clos des Ursules, and a Host of Others (75 reviews)
• The 2006 German Wine Auctions: First Look at the 2005 Special Bottlings (108 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wine (81 reviews)
• Weingut Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken (32 reviews)
• Paradise Lost: Traditional Rioja in the Plague Years (30 reviews)
• In Memory of Henri Jayer

Nov/Dec 2006, Issue #6 (467 reviews)

• The 2005 Burgundy Vintage : Great Reds and Pleasant Whites (467 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2007, Issue #7 (233 reviews)

• One Hundred Years of Taylor’s (56 reviews)
• Château Magdelaine : The Last St. Emilion Standing? (16 reviews)
• The Brilliant Barbarescos and Barolos of Bruno Giacosa (27 reviews)
• The Beauty of Beaune- Part Two (68 reviews)
• Road Kill: Highly Rated Wines of Very Questionable Merit (20 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Italian Wines (46 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2007, Issue #8 (429 reviews)

• Weingut Egon Müller: Germany’s Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (31 reviews)
• Véronique Drouhin’s Lovely Vosne-Romanée “Petits Monts” (14 reviews)
• The 2005 Burgundy Vintage- Round Two (200 reviews)
• Beaujolais Today Forever Misunderstood? (113 reviews)
• The Usual Suspects: First Look at the 2006 German Vintage (71 reviews)

May/Jun 2007, Issue #9 (308 reviews)

• Château Haut Brion :Some Are More Equal Than Others (38 reviews)
• The 2002 and 2001 Red Burgundy Vintages :High Level Sibling Rivalry (84 reviews)
• The Golden Age of California Cabernet Sauvignon :The Decades of the 1960s and 1970s (43 reviews)
• 1962, 1964 and 1966 Claret: Unsung Vintages of Superb Quality (44 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wine (99 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2007, Issue #10 (285 reviews)

• Edmond Vatan: The Henri Jayer of Sancerre (14 reviews)
• Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg: The Epitome of Vosne-Romanée Elegance (76 reviews)
• 1999 White Burgundy: Another Vintage Descends Into the Long Shadow (31 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Loire Valley Wines: The Garden is Open (164 reviews)
• Pan-Seared Swordfish with Mango Salsa

Sep/Oct 2007, Issue #11 (234 reviews)

• Weingut Keller: Renaissance in the Rheinhessen (21 reviews)
• Great Old 20th Century Burgundies (112 reviews)
• The Profound Wines of Bartolo Mascarello (16 reviews)
• The 2007 German Wine Auctions (69 reviews)
• Road Kill II: More Highly Rated Wines of Very Questionable Merit (16 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2007, Issue #12 (570 reviews)

• Domaine Huet: Vouvray’s Greatest Estate (49 reviews)
• The 2006 Burgundy Vintage (521 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2008, Issue #13 (275 reviews)

• Mayacamas Vineyards: California’s Greatest Cabernet Producer (25 reviews)
• Domaine Michel Lafarge’s: Beautiful Volnay “Clos des Chênes” (26 reviews)
• Recently Tasted German Wines: Blossoming with Bottle Age (70 reviews)
• Château Palmer: Margaux at its Finest (24 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Italian Red Wines: Outstanding Options Abound (74 reviews)
• 1999 White Burgundy Redux: More Good Wines Gone Before Their Time (10 reviews)
• The 2005 Bordeaux Vintage: A Snapshot of a Few Communes (46 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2008, Issue #14 (405 reviews)

• The 2007 Vintage in Germany: A Great Classic In the Making (166 reviews)
• A Second Helping of 2006 Burgundy (227 reviews)
• Domaine Marius Gentaz-Dervieux: Zen Master of Côte-Rôtie (12 reviews)

May/Jun 2008, Issue #15 (240 reviews)

• Château Lagrange: Traditional Claret in the Heart of St. Julien (30 reviews)
• Cantina Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio: Piemonte Brilliance and Tradition (23 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines (136 reviews)
• Domaine Georges Roumier’s: Morey St. Denis “Clos de La Bussière” (23 reviews)
• The 1966 Bordeaux Vintage Revisited (28 reviews)
• Food and Wine Pairing: An Interview With New Zealand Wine and Food Author Paul J. White, PhD, on Screwcaps and Fine Wine

Jul/Aug 2008, Issue #16 (309 reviews)

• Weingut Reinhold Haart: Piesporter Brilliance that Recalls the Glory Days (21 reviews)
• The Beautiful Red Wines of Jean-François Coche (27 reviews)
• The Loire Valley Still in Full Bloom (132 reviews)
• The Golden Age of California Cabernet Part Two (46 reviews)
• (Mostly) Superb Spanish Wines Tasted Recently (83 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2008, Issue #17 (223 reviews)

• Cantine Giacomo Conterno: Piemonte Pillar of Excellence and Tradition (41 reviews)
• The Great Berncasteler Doctor of Weingut Wwe. Dr. Thanisch Erben Thanisch (32 reviews)
• The Magical Griotte-Chambertin Of Maison Joseph Drouhin (15 reviews)
• The 2008 German Wine Auctions The VDP Celebrates its 100th Anniversary (76 reviews)
• Domaine Bonneau du Martray: Brilliant Corton-Charlemagne and Fine Rouge (23 reviews)
• The Loire Valley Addendum (36 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2008, Issue #18 (345 reviews)

• Maison F. E. Trimbach Alsace’s Finest Traditionalist (74 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Rhône Wines (92 reviews)
• Château de Beaucastel: One of Châteauneuf’s Greatest Estates (28 reviews)
• The Classic Rhône Wines Of Éric Texier (31 reviews)
• The Wines of Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf du Pape’s Living Legend (25 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Beaujolais (40 reviews)
• 2000 Red Burgundy: A Greatly Underestimated Vintage (55 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2009, Issue #19 (683 reviews)

• López de Heredia: Rioja’s Great Bastion of Tradition (38 reviews)
• The 2007 Burgundy Vintage: Delightful Reds and Brilliant Whites (645 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2009, Issue #20 (446 reviews)

• The 2006 Bordeaux Vintage: A Snapshot of a Pretty High Quality Year (74 reviews)
• The 2008 German Vintage: Classic Wines of Cut and Charm (133 reviews)
• The Golden Age of California Cabernet Sauvignon- Part Three (55 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Austrian Wines: Searching for the Magic (41 reviews)
• Piemonte’s Lovely and Elegant 1998 Vintage (19 reviews)
• The 2004 Red and White Burgundy Vintages (124 reviews)

May/Jun 2009, Issue #21 (316 reviews)

• The Brilliant Wines of Domaine Trapet Père et Fils (48 reviews)
• The Magic of Bottle Age : Recently Tasted Mature Wines (75 reviews)
• The Brilliant Cornas of Noël Verset (11 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Spanish Wines (84 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wine (97 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2009, Issue #22 (238 reviews)

• The Produttori del Barbaresco: The Wine World’s Most Amazing Cooperative (55 reviews)
• Vieux Château Certan: A Legendary Pomerol Marching to its Own Beat (22 reviews)
• Recently Tasted White Burgundy: Shadow Boxing with Premature Oxidation (150 reviews)
• 2007 Vintage Port: One of the Finest Young Vintages in Decades (11 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2009, Issue #23 (354 reviews)

• The Annual Loire Valley Report- Plenty of Fine Wines Abound Amongst Current Releases from the 2008, 2007 and 2006 Vintages (185 reviews)
• The Magical Musigny of Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier (25 reviews)
• Sauternes’ Summers of Love- Great Vintages in 2007, 2005 and 2001 Amongst an Embarrassment of Riches in the Last Few Decades (45 reviews)
• The 1996 Piemonte Vintage- Thirteen Years On and Looking Young (20 reviews)
• The Champagne and Sparkling Wine Addendum- Another Round of Fashionably Late-Arriving Bubbles (35 reviews)
• The Annual Beaujolais Report- Lovely New 2008s and Plenty of Blossoming 2007s Still On the Market (44 reviews)
• Au Revoir To Gourmet Magazine

Nov/Dec 2009, Issue #24 (639 reviews)

• The Superb 2008 Burgundy Vintage- Already in the Shadow of 2009? (618 reviews)
• Taylor-Fladgate’s Wonderful Quinta de Vargellas (21 reviews)
• The Magical Maps of the Piemonte Vineyards of Alessandro Masnaghetti

Jan/Feb 2010, Issue #25 (247 reviews)

• Monte Vertine- An Increasingly Rare Tuscan Traditionalist (18 reviews)
• The 2007 Bordeaux Vintage- Middleweight Reds and Dry Whites, But Absolutely Brilliant and Hauntingly Refined Sauternes (101 reviews)
• Domaine Michel Lafarge’s Superb Volnay “Clos du Château des Ducs” (19 reviews)
• The 1991 California Cabernets- Should There Be More Great Wines? (18 reviews)
• Reloading the 2007 Red Burgundies- Still Captivating in Bottle? (91 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2010, Issue #26 (420 reviews)

• The 2009ers from Germany- Another Absolutely Stellar Vintage That Will Give the 2007ers A Run For Their Money (160 reviews)
• The 2009 Bordeaux Vintage- Futures’ Glory? (260 reviews)

May/Jun 2010, Issue #27 (186 reviews)

• Maison Louis Jadot Celebrates 150 Years of Uncompromising Excellence and Fidelity to Burgundian Tradition. (119 reviews)
• Vertical Report on Domaine Dujac’s Beautiful Gevrey-Chambertin “aux Combottes” (16 reviews)
• Edmunds St. John- Another Old School Holdout Who Just Happens to Make the Very Best Rhône-Styled Wines in California (22 reviews)
• St. Émilion Renaissance at Château Corbin- Putting the Grand back in Grand Cru Classé (13 reviews)
• Domaine Georges Roumier’s Superb Chambolle-Musigny “Les Cras” (16 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2010, Issue #28 (327 reviews)

• Francesco Rinaldi e Figli- Traditional Piemonte Excellence That Waits Only For the Fullness of Time (33 reviews)
• Weingut Willi Schaefer- Middle Mosel Magic Spanning Three Generations (46 reviews)
• Château Canon- Traditional St. Émilion Brilliance is Never Out of Fashion (23 reviews)
• The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report (134 reviews)
• The Beaujolais Treasure Trove- Newly Arriving 2009s and Plenty of Excellent Wines From the 2008, 2007 and 2006 Vintages Still To Be Had (91 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2010, Issue #29 (378 reviews)

• Stony Hill Vineyards- California’s Greatest and Longest-Lived Chardonnays and So Much More (47 reviews)
• Handicapping the 1958, 1964 and 1971 Vintages in Barolo and Barbaresco- Patience in Piemonte Has Such Fine Rewards (46 reviews)
• The German Wine Auctions- Re-Visiting the Best 2009ers In This Great Vintage (67 reviews)
• In Search of California’s New and Old Schools of Terroir (137 reviews)
• Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg’s Magical Clos Vougeot (36 reviews)
• The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Addendum (39 reviews)
• Part Two of the Beaujolais Treasure Trove- A Few More Notes on the 2009s (6 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2010, Issue #30 (596 reviews)

• The Fine 2009 Burgundy Vintage- Rather Heterogeneous (596 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2011, Issue #31 (397 reviews)

• Recently Tasted Loire Valley Gems Superb 2009s and Plenty of Excellent Recent Vintages (151 reviews)
• Snapshot of the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage- Really a Lovely and Classically Proportioned Year (53 reviews)
• The Wines of the Alentejo Portugal’s Youngest Fine Wine Region (105 reviews)
• Recently Tasted 2008 Burgundies in the Bottle A Great Vintage Not To Be Overlooked in the 2009 Frenzy (88 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2011, Issue #32 (502 reviews)

• The 2010 Bordeaux Vintage: Very Ripe, Very Tannic and With Just A Few Great Successes (250 reviews)
• The 2010 German Vintage: High Sugars, Higher Acidity and the Lowest Yields in Recent Memory (238 reviews)
• Château Mont-Redon- A Very Rare, Classic Châteauneuf du Pape That Harkens Back to the Good Old Days (14 reviews)

May/Jun 2011, Issue #33 (297 reviews)

• Heitz Wine Cellars - Celebrating Fifty Years of Napa Valley Excellence (58 reviews)
• Château Beychevelle The Hidden Gem of St. Julien (34 reviews)
• Brunello di Montalcino- Where Has the Magic Gone? (60 reviews)
• Recently Tasted California Wines The Search for Traditionalists Turns Up A Crowd (130 reviews)
• The Produttori del Barbaresco’s Superb Cru of Rabajà (15 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2011, Issue #34 (393 reviews)

• Joseph Swan Vineyards: Another Hold Out From the Golden Age (57 reviews)
• Château La Conseillante: Celebrating 140 Years of Refined Pomerol Elegance (29 reviews)
• The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report: Good Looks at Vintages 2002, 2004 and 2005 And a Plethora of Superb Non-Vintage Bottlings (225 reviews)
• Re-Visiting the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage: Is It Superior to Both 2009 and 2010? (82 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2011, Issue #35 (476 reviews)

• The 2009 Burgundy Vintage: Round Two of My Annual Visits (260 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Spanish Wines: Great Old Rioja and An Embarrassment of Riches From Outside the Mainstream Regions (135 reviews)
• The 1996 Red Burgundy Vintage- Fifteen Years on the Road To Great Things? (81 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2011, Issue #36 (684 reviews)

• Champagne Krug - An Uncompromising Pursuit of Bubbly Magic (25 reviews)
• The 2010 Burgundy Vintage: Low Yields Deliver Profound Elegance (659 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2012, Issue #37 (477 reviews)

• Château Figeac: Another St. Émilion Exemplar of Elegance (30 reviews)
• Italian Wines Off the Beaten Path - Looking a Bit Further Afield For Vinous Fireworks (113 reviews)
• Back to Beaujolais- The Fine 2010 Vintage and Other Recently-Tasted Gems from This Bucolic Region (116 reviews)
• The Annual Loire Valley Report: The 2010 Vintage and Other Recently Tasted Gems (188 reviews)
• The Barolo Brilliance of Marcarini (30 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2012, Issue #38 (455 reviews)

• The 2011 German Vintage: A Very, Very Fine and Much More Laid Back Vintage Follows on the Heels Of the High Wire Act of the 2010ers (185 reviews)
• The 2011 Bordeaux Vintage Unprecedented Conditions Lead to Very Mixed Quality, But With Some Truly Outstanding Gems to Be Found (270 reviews)

May/Jun 2012, Issue #39 (256 reviews)

• Domaine des Comtes Lafon: Meursault’s and the Mâconnais’ Greatest Estate (131 reviews)
• Château Ducru-Beaucaillou: One of Bordeaux’s Greatest Estates (33 reviews)
• Another Visitation From the Pure Magic of Mature German Wines (42 reviews)
• Revisiting the 1978 Piemonte Vintage: A Great Set of Wines Really Starts to Stir (37 reviews)
• Another Handful of 1996 Red Burgundies (13 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2012, Issue #40 (465 reviews)

• The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report Index
• The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report (465 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2012, Issue #41 (282 reviews)

• Quinta do Noval’s Brilliant Nacional (21 reviews)
• Château Pape Clément’s Fall From Grace (27 reviews)
• Homage to Cataluña Recently Tasted Catalàn Wines (127 reviews)
• The 2011 Beaujolais Another Excellent Vintage Sees the Region Still on a Roll (64 reviews)
• Robert Mondavi’s Superb Run of Cabernet Sauvignon (21 reviews)
• George Wines and Satyr Picks- A New and Eclectic Selection of Outstanding Wines From Italy, France and Austria. (22 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2012, Issue #42 (658 reviews)

• The Extremely Elegant, Low Octane and Unquestionably Outstanding 2011 Vintage in Burgundy. (658 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2013, Issue #43 (393 reviews)

• Kalin Cellars: Great Old School Wines Never Released Before Their Prime (50 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted White Burgundy (124 reviews)
• The Six Percent Club: Superb Spanish Cava Direct From the Growers (55 reviews)
• Another Pass Through The 2011 Beaujolais Vintage (and Friends) (38 reviews)
• Another Round of Champagne and Sparkling Wine More Superb Releases from Small Growers and Grand Marques (95 reviews)
• Jacques Lardière Bids Adieu To Maison Louis Jadot (31 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44 (480 reviews)

• The 2012 German Vintage: A Throwback Vintage of Beautiful Ripeness, Zesty Acidity and Virtually No Botrytis (188 reviews)
• The 2012 Bordeaux Vintage: A Very Inconsistent, But Classically-Proportioned Year (292 reviews)
• In Memory of Henri Krug Guiding Force at Champagne Krug For Forty Years

May/Jun 2013, Issue #45 (540 reviews)

• Recently Tasted Old School and Neo-Classical American Wines (161 reviews)
• The Annual Loire Valley Report The 2011 Vintage and Other Recently Tasted Gems (103 reviews)
• Round Two Of The Low Octane 2011 Burgundy Vintage: Classic Elegance and Transparency (262 reviews)
• The Magical Rivesaltes of Domaine Cazes Utterly Brilliant Sweet Wines That Are Not For Dessert Only (14 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2013, Issue #46 (482 reviews)

• Mike Chelini of Stony Hill Vineyards Celebrates His Fortieth Harvest (22 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Rhône Wines Revisiting One of My Favorite Regions of Yesteryear (135 reviews)
• Back To the Alentejo: Portugal’s Rising Star Wine Region (102 reviews)
• The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report Index
• The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report Summer of 2013 (223 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2013, Issue #47 (374 reviews)

• Château Trotanoy: One of Pomerol’s True First Growth Estates (35 reviews)
• The Great Classic Style of Commendatore G. B. Burlotto Baroli (33 reviews)
• Andrew Will Cellars Washington State’s Claret-Styled Maestro (39 reviews)
• The 2012 Beaujolais Vintage And Other Recently Tasted Bottles from the Region (56 reviews)
• Round Two of Recently Tasted Loire Valley Wines Lots More From the 2012, 2011 and 2010 Vintages (134 reviews)
• The 1983 Bordeaux Vintage: Superb Quality Forever in the Long Shadow of 1982 (29 reviews)
• The Issue 47 Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report Addendum (48 reviews)
• In Memory of Patrick Bize

Nov/Dec 2013, Issue #48 (683 reviews)

• Recently Tasted Mature Piemonte Gems: The 1990 Vintage Back to 1961 (55 reviews)
• The Timeless 1928 Claret Vintage (16 reviews)
• The Brilliant 2012 Burgundy Vintage: The Extremely Low Yields Produce Stunning Beauty (612 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2014, Issue #49 (544 reviews)

• Château Calon-Ségur: Changes Stirring at this Great St. Estèphe Estate (28 reviews)
• Recently Tasted German, Austrian and Alsace Wines: A Range of Rieslings (and Friends) from Dry to Dessert (197 reviews)
• Another Round of Recently Tasted Old School and Neo-Classical American Wines (98 reviews)
• The Vastly Underrated and Supremely Elegant 2007 Red Burgundies (83 reviews)
• Madeira- Timeless Island Wines From Just This Side of Paradise (138 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2014, Issue #50 (517 reviews)

• Domaine Chandon de Briailles: One of the Crown Jewels of the Côte de Beaune (53 reviews)
• The 2013 German Vintage: A Throwback Vintage of Inconsistency, Measured Ripeness and Rather Zesty Acidity (166 reviews)
• Château d’Issan- Margaux’s Rising Star (27 reviews)
• Another Round Of The Beautiful 2012 Burgundies: Tiny Yields and Superb Quality (271 reviews)

May/Jun 2014, Issue #51 (500 reviews)

• Philip Togni- From Swiss and English Roots Comes one of California’s Original Trailblazers (21 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Spanish Wines: Great Traditional Wines, A Few Overly Alcoholic Dinosaurs and More Old Rioja Notes Than Anyone Has A Right to Taste (199 reviews)
• Emidio Pepe- Montepulciano’s Maestro Celebrates His Fiftieth Harvest (26 reviews)
• Gillman Vineyard One of New Zealand’s Tiny Gems of a Winery (8 reviews)
• The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report: Augmented This Year By a Week on The Ground in Champagne (246 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2014, Issue #52 (334 reviews)

• The 1998 Red Burgundy Vintage: Still Young and A Bit Grumpy and Chewy at Age Sixteen (41 reviews)
• Château Cantemerle The Southern Médoc’s Hidden Crown Jewell (13 reviews)
• A Visit With Vintages 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 At Some of My Favorite Beaujolais Estates (101 reviews)
• The 2004 Dry Riesling Comparison: Alsace, Austria and Germany (24 reviews)
• This Summer’s Fine Lineup of Old School and Neo-Classical American Wines (80 reviews)
• A Slew of Barolo and Barbaresco Vertical Reports For Too Much of a Good, Old Thing Is Never Enough (75 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2014, Issue #53 (430 reviews)

• René Rostaing’s Beautifully Classic Examples of Côte-Rôtie (37 reviews)
• Philipponnat’s Brilliant Monopole The Clos des Goisses (20 reviews)
• Galicia- The Burgundy of Spain (112 reviews)
• 1985 Claret The Finest Bordeaux Vintage of the 1980s (41 reviews)
• The Annual Loire Valley Report Vintages 2013, 2012 and a Host of Older Wines (150 reviews)
• The 2014 Champagne Addendum Index Round Two of Some Absolutely Superb Sparkling Wines
• The 2014 Champagne Addendum Round Two of Some Absolutely Superb Sparkling Wines (70 reviews)
• In Memory of Joe Dougherty

Nov/Dec 2014, Issue #54 (681 reviews)

• Cuné and Contino Rioja Legendary Classics (77 reviews)
• Une Belle Surprise: The Good to Truly Exceptional 2013 Burgundy Vintage (604 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2015, Issue #55 (454 reviews)

• Château La Mission Haut-Brion One of the Graves’ Greatest Estates- Changing For the Better? (47 reviews)
• In the Bottle Red Burgundy Vintage Report (253 reviews)
• Building A Wine Cellar Today With A 1980s’ Era Budget
• Recently Tasted Spanish Wines- February 2015 And More Notes from October 2014 Visit to Spain (90 reviews)
• The February 2015 Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report (64 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2015, Issue #56 (462 reviews)

• Domaine Henri Gouges Traditional Excellence In Nuits St. Georges (52 reviews)
• The 2014 German Vintage: A Rollercoaster Growing Season Comes Right At the End (169 reviews)
• Une Belle Surprise: The Good to Truly Exceptional 2013 Burgundy Vintage (213 reviews)
• Château Magdelaine Another Lost Classic in St. Émilion (28 reviews)

May/Jun 2015, Issue #57 (442 reviews)

• Weingut Johann Joseph Prüm One Of the Wine World’s Greatest Estates (55 reviews)
• The 2014 Beaujolais Vintage And Other Recently Tasted Bottles from the Region (85 reviews)
• Joël and Émile Champet’s Superb Old School Côte-Rôtie (15 reviews)
• Dipping A First Toe In the Deep Waters of South African Wine (50 reviews)
• The June 2015 Champagne and Sparkling Wine Index Wines Tasted For This Report
• The June 2015 Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report Tales From Two Weeks In the Region in April (237 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2015, Issue #58 (348 reviews)

• Marguet Père et Fils- Ambonnay’s “Exhibit A” In Today’s Cultural Revolution In Champagne (12 reviews)
• Goyo García Viadero- Ribera del Duero’s Great Traditionalist Hope (14 reviews)
• The Summer of 2015’s Fine Assortment of Traditionalist and Neo-Classical American Wines (118 reviews)
• Domaine de Chevalier: Great White Bordeaux and Once Upon A Time, Home To the Graves’ Most Elegant Red Wine (36 reviews)
• The Summer of 2015’s Mâconnais Wines A Look At the Vintages of 2012, 2013 and 2014 (60 reviews)
• Report On A Great Old Rioja Tasting With the Saarbrücken Wine Club (17 reviews)
• The August 2015 In The Bottle Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report (91 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2015, Issue #59 (465 reviews)

• Bonnes-Mares The Crown Prince of Chambolle-Musigny (56 reviews)
• The Zinfandels of Days Gone By (39 reviews)
• The Annual Loire Valley Report Vintages 2014, 2013 and a Bevy Of Older Bottles; Including Domaine Profiles on Coulée de Serrant, Moulin Touchais and Domaine Yannick Amirault (221 reviews)
• Beaux Frères Voluptuous Oregon Pinot Noir Since 1990 (26 reviews)
• A Fine Addendum of Neo-Classical American Wines (48 reviews)
• Be The Match Foundation October Red Burgundy Tasting (15 reviews)
• The 2014 Beaujolais Vintage Addendum More Fine Bottles Arriving On This Side of the Atlantic (60 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2015, Issue #60 (673 reviews)

• Château de Pibarnon Bandol’s Most Elegant Wine (22 reviews)
• The 2014 Burgundy Vintage: A Very, Very Fine Year (589 reviews)
• A Few Late Arrivals From the Loire Valley And A Bit More 2014 Beaujolais (22 reviews)
• A Little Holiday Champagne (40 reviews)
• Requiem For Philippe Roty

Jan/Feb 2016, Issue #61 (344 reviews)

• A Bit More Detail on Champagne Krug (18 reviews)
• Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Vosne-Romanée Excellence Without A Lot of Pomp and Circumstance (75 reviews)
• Domaine Gilles Barge Classic and Exceptional Examples of Côte-Rôtie (26 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Barbera, Barolo and Barbaresco (32 reviews)
• The 1995 Red Burgundies At Age Twenty-One (38 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Spanish Wines (155 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2016, Issue #62 (556 reviews)

• The Hospices de Beaune’s Marvelous Beaune “Cuvée Maurice Drouhin” And A Bit of History Of the Extraordinary Man Behind The Wine (13 reviews)
• The 2015 German Vintage: A Perfect Indian Summer Delivers the Finest Potential In Forty Years (198 reviews)
• April 2016 Classical and Neo-Classical American Wines (68 reviews)
• Château Latour à Pomerol One of the Commune’s Most Complete and Classic Wines (29 reviews)
• Another Round of the Suave and Truly Exceptional 2014 Burgundy Vintage (248 reviews)

Unassigned (3/15/2016) (1 review)

May/Jun 2016, Issue #63 (405 reviews)

• Mount Eden Vineyards Another Superstar From the Golden Age (59 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Right Bank Gems 2008 Back to 1947 And Vintage Guide (62 reviews)
• The Méo Family’s Beautiful Bottling of Clos de Vougeot (10 reviews)
• Taurasi- The Relatively Undiscovered Gem of Campania (60 reviews)
• Château de Beaucastel’s Luxury Cuvée Hommage à Jacques Perrin (14 reviews)
• Champagne Index Summer 2016
• The Bi-Annual Champagne Report Summer 2016 (200 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2016, Issue #64 (297 reviews)

• Domaine Dujac’s Flagship Bottling of Clos de la Roche (18 reviews)
• The 2015 Beaujolais Vintage (84 reviews)
• Reflections on the Mosel and Other Recently Tasted German Wines (88 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Tuscan Wines Summer 2016 (55 reviews)
• Comparing the 1981 Claret Vintage at Age Thirty-Five And the 1986 Bordeaux Vintage At Age Thirty (35 reviews)
• The 2014 Vintage of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, As Well As 2013 Syrahs, From Rhys Vineyards (17 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2016, Issue #65 (477 reviews)

• Edmunds St. John- Setting the Table For California’s Rhône Varietal Renaissance (29 reviews)
• The 2015 Vintage In the Loire Valley (96 reviews)
• The Beautiful 1985 Vintage In the Northern Rhône (14 reviews)
• The Bi-Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Index Autumn 2016
• The Bi-Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Review Autumn 2016 (144 reviews)
• The 2015 Beaujolais Vintage Addendum (23 reviews)
• A Nice Handful of 2013 Côte-Rôtie Classicists (10 reviews)
• October 2016 American Wines Including A Great Lineup of Cutting Edge Wines From Oregon (137 reviews)
• The 1990 Produttori del Barbaresco Crus (10 reviews)
• A Few 2014 Red Burgundies In Bottle (14 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2016, Issue #66 (690 reviews)

• The 2015 Burgundy Vintage: A Very Ripe and Heterogeneous Year (651 reviews)
• A Few More Excellent 2015ers (and Friends) From Germany (13 reviews)
• The Champagne and Sparkling Wine Review Winter 2016 (26 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2017, Issue #67 (446 reviews)

• Kalin Cellars Part Two California’s Great Iconoclast (29 reviews)
• Château Musar The World’s Most Heroic Wine (24 reviews)
• March 2017 Report On The Mâconnais And Côte Chalonnaise (62 reviews)
• The Magnificent 1978 Vintage of California Cabernet Sauvignon (27 reviews)
• The 2015 Vintage In the Loire Valley (Part Two) and Plenty of Older Chinon Notes (110 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Spanish and Portuguese Wines March 2017 (194 reviews)
• Richard Olney’s Life In Wine

Mar/Apr 2017, Issue #68 (387 reviews)

• Domaine Gérard Boulay’s Utterly Classical Chavignol Sancerres (37 reviews)
• An Evening of The Outstanding 2004 Baroli With Tom Hyland (10 reviews)
• Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny’s First Growth (34 reviews)
• The Beautifully Ripe 1959 Bordeaux Vintage (23 reviews)
• The Long-Lived and Beautiful White Wines of Campania (53 reviews)
• Clos des Billards Greatness in the Commune of Saint-Amour (20 reviews)
• Another Nod To the Maestro of Piemonte Bruno Giacosa In the Autumn Of a Great Career (21 reviews)
• Recently Tasted, Superb Spanish Wines Part Two (189 reviews)

May/Jun 2017, Issue #69 (422 reviews)

• Cathy Corison’s Cabernet Sauvignon The Rutherford Bench at Its Very Finest (18 reviews)
• The Annual Mature Red Burgundy Report And a Little Burgundy Market History (45 reviews)
• Domaine François Cotat’s Long-Lived and Brilliant Sancerre (40 reviews)
• Recently- Tasted Rhône Wines (72 reviews)
• The 2015 Vintage From Domaine Clos de la Chapelle (12 reviews)
• The Lovely 2016 Vintage From Domaine Huët (13 reviews)
• Summer 2017 Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report Index (179 reviews)
• Wines From the South of France (43 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2017, Issue #70 (361 reviews)

• Domaine Drouhin in Oregon Turns Thirty! (21 reviews)
• Jacquesson’s Exceptional Cuvée 700 Series Extra Brut (19 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Mature White Burgundies (55 reviews)
• Visiting a Few Excellent Wineries In the Willamette Valley And Other Recently-Tasted Oregon Wines (117 reviews)
• The Underrated and Elegant 1971 Bordeaux Vintage (22 reviews)
• The Summer of 2017 North American Wines (127 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2017, Issue #71 (325 reviews)

• Domaine Hubert et Laurent Lignier Great Traditional Burgundy in Morey St. Denis (32 reviews)
• Château Latour Bordeaux’s Longest-Lived First Growth (34 reviews)
• First Look At the 2016 Beaujolais Vintage, With Plenty Of Late- Released 2015s and Older Bottles (113 reviews)
• The Absolutely Superb 1974 Vintage The Red Wines That Made California Famous (36 reviews)
• Domaine Ferret’s 2015 Pouilly-Fuissé (9 reviews)
• The Champagne Report Index- October 2017
• The Bi-Annual Champagne Report Part Two- October 2017 (93 reviews)
• Clos Rougeard’s Saumur Blanc “Brézé” (8 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2017, Issue #72 (640 reviews)

• Klaus-Peter Keller’s Stellar 2016ers (24 reviews)
• Weingut Willi Schaefer’s Beautifully Ethereal and Classic 2016ers (13 reviews)
• The 2016 Burgundy Vintage: Often Excellent Quality Tempered By a Very Short Crop (568 reviews)
• A Bit Of Year End Champagne Tasting (35 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2018, Issue #73 (379 reviews)

• Always the Right Time For the Right Bank Another Compendium From St. Émilion and Pomerol (62 reviews)
• In a Piemonte State of Mind Another Round of Barolo, Barbaresco & Friends (86 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Rhône Wines Including Looks At the 2016 and 2015 Vintages (106 reviews)
• New Releases From Transatlantic Bubbles (20 reviews)
• More From the Superb 2016 Beaujolais Vintage (21 reviews)
• The 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 White Burgundy Vintages: Is It Time To Start Drinking These Lovely Wines? (55 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Sauternes and Barsac February 2018 (29 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2018, Issue #74 (331 reviews)

• Joseph Drouhin’s Exceptional Marquis de Laguiche Chassagne-Montrachet “Morgeot” (13 reviews)
• Weingut Johann Joseph Prüm 2016ers And Other Recently Tasted Wines From the Estate (13 reviews)
• Champagne Louis Roederer The Most Dynamic and Forward-Thinking Grande Marque (42 reviews)
• Round Two Of the Excellent 2016 Burgundy Vintage (252 reviews)
• The Incomparable Corton-Charlemagne Of Domaine Coche-Dury (11 reviews)

May/Jun 2018, Issue #75 (613 reviews)

• The 2017 German Vintage Very Careful Selection Leads to Greatness (291 reviews)
• A Vertical Report On Cuvée Dom Pérignon One of Champagne’s Longest-Lived and Brilliant Wines (22 reviews)
• Beaujolais Trip Spring 2018 Tasting More 2016s and Older Vintages (80 reviews)
• The Summer of 2018 Report On Spanish Wines (212 reviews)
• Weingut Keller’s Fabled Riesling G-Max (8 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2018, Issue #76 (341 reviews)

• Ric Forman- A True Californian Pioneer And One of the State’s Greatest Winemakers (40 reviews)
• The Abbreviated Spring 2018 Champagne Trip And Other Recently Tasted Bottles (96 reviews)
• Louis Boillot’s Hidden Jewel His Pommard “les Croix Noires” (15 reviews)
• The Beautifully Old School and Elegant Cornas Of Marcel Juge (10 reviews)
• The Summer of 2018 North American Wines Neo-Classicists and Old School Producers (172 reviews)
• Domaine Huët’s Stellar Lineup of 2017s (8 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2018, Issue #77 (498 reviews)

• Latricières-Chambertin and Chapelle-Chambertin Two Great and Very Much Under-Appreciated Grand Crus (44 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Alsace Wines (78 reviews)
• The Annual Loire Valley Report The First of the 2017s, Plenty of 2016s and Older Wines (176 reviews)
• The Inner Beauty and Light Of Properly-Aged German Spätlesen (36 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne Part Two- Autumn of 2018 (81 reviews)
• Another Look At the 1996 Burgundy Vintage- Time Heals Many Wounds. (83 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2018, Issue #78 (936 reviews)

• Serving Up Some Stellar, Under the Radar 1971 Baroli and Barbaresci (21 reviews)
• The 2017 Burgundy Vintage: Another a Solar Vintage of Outstanding Quality (695 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Spanish and Portuguese Wines Part Two- December 2018 (220 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2019, Issue #79 (347 reviews)

• Château Ausone The Most Magical Terroir in St. Émilion (27 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Mâconnais and Côte Chalonnaise Wines (69 reviews)
• Weingut Keller’s Beautiful and Underrated Hubacker Grosses Gewächs (22 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted American Wines (And A Few New World Friends) February 2019 (124 reviews)
• The First of the 2017 Beaujolais Vintage and More Lovely 2016s and Older Wines (54 reviews)
• Revisiting The Satyr Picks’ Portfolio (51 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2019, Issue #80 (454 reviews)

• The Excellent, But Heterogeneous 2018 German Vintage - A Hot Summer Produces A Wide Range of Styles (297 reviews)
• Domaine Bertheau et Fils One Of Chambolle-Musigny’s Finest Estates (22 reviews)
• Another Look At the 1989 and 1990 Bordeaux - Twin Vintages Have Taken Different Paths With Age (48 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Rhône Wines Spring of 2019 (76 reviews)
• The Superb 2017 Vintage From Domaine Clos de la Chapelle (11 reviews)

May/Jun 2019, Issue #81 (314 reviews)

• Calluna Vineyards Chalk Hill’s Preeminent Bordeaux Blend Specialist (21 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted White Burgundy With a Focus on Puligny-Montrachet “les Demoiselles” (41 reviews)
• Châteaux Bélair-Monange and Magdelaine Is the Marriage Working in St. Émilion? (26 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines Including a Deep and Wide Vertical of Clos des Goisses (166 reviews)
• New Releases From Alsace Icons Maison Trimbach and Domaine Weinbach (18 reviews)
• Round Two of the 2017 Beaujolais And a Fine Handful of Older Vintages (42 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2019, Issue #82 (289 reviews)

• The 1977 California Cabernet Sauvignons A Drought Vintage Takes Nearly Forty Years To Blossom (22 reviews)
• The Buried Treasure Of Aged German Riesling Kabinett (61 reviews)
• Champagne Jacques Selosse Crafting the Cultural Revolution In the Heart of Avize (36 reviews)
• New Releases and Old Favorites From America’s Old School and Neo-Classicists (148 reviews)
• The 2016s From Nicolas Potel’s Domaine de Bellene and Maison Roche de Bellene (22 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2019, Issue #83 (303 reviews)

• Cuné’s Marvelous Contino Estate Setting the Table for Single Vineyard Rioja (16 reviews)
• Recently Tasted Rhône Wines Fall of 2019 (46 reviews)
• Recently- Tasted Loire Valley Wines The First 2018s and a Bevy of 2017s and Older Wines (81 reviews)
• Château Pichon-Lalande The Most Elegant Of the Super Seconds (30 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne Autumn 2019 (54 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Spanish And Portuguese Wines Autumn 2019 (76 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2019, Issue #84 (648 reviews)

• Recently-Tasted Champagne Winter 2019 (45 reviews)
• Histoire d’Enfer Impressively Serious Swiss Red Wines (6 reviews)
• The 2018 Burgundy Vintage: Another Solar Vintage of Sometimes Excellent Quality (597 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85 (415 reviews)

• The Timeless Beauty of Vega Sicilia Único (32 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Old School And Neo-Classical American Wines (86 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Spanish and Portuguese Wines Part Two- February 2020 (104 reviews)
• Catching Up With the 1982 Bordeaux Vintage As It Closes In On Its Fortieth Birthday (51 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Beaujolais The First of the 2018 Vintage and Plenty of Older Wines (87 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted White Burgundy In Bottle Winter of 2020 (55 reviews)
• In Memory of Michel Lafarge The Heart and Soul of Volnay

Mar/Apr 2020, Issue #86 (198 reviews)

• Bodegas Riojanas Another of the Great, Old School Rioja Producers (18 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Mâconnais And Côte Chalonnaise Spring 2020 (32 reviews)
• The Superb 2018 Vintage From Domaine Clos de la Chapelle (11 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Spanish and Portuguese Wines Part Three- April 2020 (122 reviews)
• The 2017s From Nicolas Potel’s Domaine de Bellene and Maison Roche de Bellene (15 reviews)
• Trying To Learn From the Past Thirty Years Of Evolving Wine Service Philosophy

May/Jun 2020, Issue #87 (548 reviews)

• Château Haut-Bailly One Of the Graves’ Finest and Most Elegant Wines (22 reviews)
• Recently- Tasted Champagne And Sparkling Wines Spring 2020 (81 reviews)
• Recently- Tasted Red Burgundy In The Bottle Report Spring 2020 (168 reviews)
• Recently- Tasted Loire Valley Wines Spring 2020 In The Garden of France (101 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted American Wines Lifting the Spirits Of The Sad Spring of 2020 (176 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2020, Issue #88 (385 reviews)

• The Annual German Wine Report First of the Stunning 2019ers and Loads of 2018ers (163 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Italian Wines Summer 2020 (142 reviews)
• Bodegas Riojanas’ Beautiful Rioja Bottling of Viña Albina (16 reviews)
• The 2018 Mâconnais and Côte Chalonnaise Round Two (With Quite a Bit of Fine Chablis Tossed In) (64 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2020, Issue #89 (454 reviews)

• Recently-Tasted Alsace Wines Autumn 2020 (51 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Rhône Wines- Part One First of the 2019 Vintage and Plenty of 2018s and Older Wines (126 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Sparkling Wines Autumn 2020 (70 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Beaujolais The Very First Stellar 2019s and More 2018s (71 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Bordeaux And Revisiting the 1855 Left Bank Classification (136 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2020, Issue #90 (265 reviews)

• The Search For Value in Red Burgundy How to Decode the Region in 2021
• Recently-Tasted American Wines The First of the 2019 Vintage and Plenty of Older Wines (172 reviews)
• Round Two of Recently-Tasted Champagne And Sparkling Wines December 2020 (36 reviews)
• Recently- Tasted Spanish Wines Part One Winter 2020-2021 (22 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Rhône Wines Part Two December 2020 (35 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2021, Issue #91 (258 reviews)

• Unlocking the Secrets Of Good Value In White Burgundy
• Agricola Querciabella Superb Chianti Classico and So Much More (26 reviews)
• The Beautiful 2019 German Vintage Reprise Weingut Joh. Jos. Prüm and Weingut Keller (22 reviews)
• Recently- Tasted Spanish and Portuguese Wines February 2021 (148 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted White Burgundy Winter 2021 (62 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2021, Issue #92 (350 reviews)

• The Simply Stunning 2016 Cru Riservas From the Produttori del Barbaresco (9 reviews)
• The Superb 2019 Vintage From Domaines Clos de la Chapelle and Joseph Voillot (23 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted American wines Spring 2021 Releases and Friends (86 reviews)
• Recently- Tasted Spanish and Portuguese Wines Part Two Spring 2021 (112 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Beaujolais Spring 2021 (29 reviews)
• Round Two From the Beautiful 2019 Vintage In Germany (55 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne And Sparkling Wines Spring 2021 (36 reviews)

May/Jun 2021, Issue #93 (444 reviews)

• The 1984 and 1985 Vintages Of California Cabernet Sauvignon (48 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Loire Valley Wines Summer 2021 (179 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Wines From the Jura And Savoie (31 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Mâconnais And Côte Chalonnaise Summer 2021 (46 reviews)
• Very Worthy Wines From All Over the Globe (98 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne And Sparkling Wines Summer 2021 (42 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2021, Issue #94 (430 reviews)

• Recently-Tasted Italian Wines Summer 2021 (154 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted German Wines Summer 2021 (82 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Alsace Wines Summer 2021 (34 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Rhône Wines Late Summer 2021 (140 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Beaujolais End of Summer 2021 (20 reviews)
• Two Beautiful Lives In Memory of Jim Clendenen and Becky Wasserman

Sep/Oct 2021, Issue #95 (339 reviews)

• Recently-Tasted American Wines Autumn 2021 (109 reviews)
• Round Two From the Bucolic Loire Valley Autumn of 2021 (24 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Red Burgundy In The Bottle Report Autumn 2021 (42 reviews)
• Issue 95’s Champagne And Sparkling Wine Index
• Recently-Tasted Champagne And Sparkling Wines- Autumn of 2021 (121 reviews)
• More Recently-Tasted Beaujolais Autumn 2021 (35 reviews)
• A Small Handful of Notes On Great Madeira November 2021 (8 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2021, Issue #96 (574 reviews)

• The Ripe, Stylistically-Varied and Often, Very Fine 2020 Vintage In Burgundy (528 reviews)
• Champagne And Sparkling Wines December 2021 (33 reviews)
• More Recent Vintages of Il Carnasciale’s Beautiful Il Caberlot IGT (13 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2022, Issue #97 (437 reviews)

• The Living History That Is Wine Part One- Burgundy
• The Superb, Classical 2020 Vintage In Germany As Well As A Handful of Later-Released 2019ers (160 reviews)
• The 2019 Vintage In Burgundy Another Bold, Ripe and Stylistically Varied Year (277 reviews)

Mar/Apr 2022, Issue #98 (335 reviews)

• Recently-Tasted Spanish And Portuguese Wines April 2022 (173 reviews)
• The Stunning 1998 Vintage On Bordeaux’s Right Bank (21 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne And Sparkling Wines Spring 2022 (58 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted American Wines Spring 2022 (83 reviews)

May/Jun 2022, Issue #99 (320 reviews)

• A Deep Dive Into the Beaujolais Cellar As Well As New Releases From 2020 and 2019 (98 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Spanish and Portuguese Wines Round Two- Summer of 2022 (110 reviews)
• New Releases From the Mâconnais And Côte Chalonnaise (37 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines Summer Of 2022 (33 reviews)
• New Releases From a Few Very High Quality Burgundy Producers (42 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2022, Issue #100 (423 reviews)

• Recently-Tasted Loire Valley Wines Summer Of 2022 (143 reviews)
• The Living History That Is Wine Part Two- France Beyond Burgundy
• Recently-Tasted Rhône Wines Summer of 2022 (121 reviews)
• Champagne and Sparkling Wine Index Late Summer Of 2022
• Recently-Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines Late Summer Of 2022 (107 reviews)
• Wines From the South of France Late Summer 2022 (52 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2022, Issue #101 (347 reviews)

• Praise For The Beauty Of Aged Muscadet Vintages 2013 Back To 1964 (27 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Italian Wines Autumn 2022 (165 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Bordeaux In The Bottle Report Indian Summer 2022 (81 reviews)
• The Cool and Classic 2021 Vintage In Germany And A Few Late-Released 2020ers (69 reviews)
• A Small Handful Of Chablis For the Falling Leaves (5 reviews)

Nov/Dec 2022, Issue #102 (11/1/2022) (668 reviews)

• April Frosts and A Cool & Rainy Summer Shapes The Beautifully Old School 2021 Vintage In Burgundy
• Index Of Domaines Visited For the 2021 Vintage (560 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Old School And Neo-Classical American Wines January 2023 (108 reviews)

Jan/Feb 2023, Issue #103 (1/1/2023) (313 reviews)

• The Hill of Corton’s Red Wines Burgundy’s Most Under-Respected Grand Crus (57 reviews)
• Champagne and Sparkling Wine Index Early Spring of 2023
• Recently-Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines Early Spring of 2023 (109 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Spanish And Portuguese Wines (128 reviews)
• Round Two Of Italian Wines Early Spring Of 2023 (19 reviews)
• In Memory of Terry Leighton Kalin Cellars Co-Founder and Guiding Light

Mar/Apr 2023, Issue #104 (3/1/2023) (440 reviews)

• Bodega Weinert Argentina’s Great Undiscovered Classical Wine Gem (25 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Beaujolais The 2021 Vintage and Friends (76 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted American Old School Wines Spring 2023 (111 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Burgundy Spring Of 2023 (121 reviews)
• A Second Round Of 2021ers From This Beautifully Classical Vintage (107 reviews)

May/Jun 2023, Issue #105 (5/1/2023) (361 reviews)

• Champagne Corbon A Star On the Horizon Rises in Avize (35 reviews)
• The Jasmin Family’s Utterly Refined Côte-Rôtie (18 reviews)
• Round Two Of Spanish And Portuguese Wines Summer of 2023 (216 reviews)
• In Praise Of Properly-Aged Loire Valley Red Wines (42 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines Spring of 2023 (38 reviews)
• A Range of Stunning New Madeira Releases From Vinhos Barbeito (12 reviews)

Jul/Aug 2023, Issue #106 (7/1/2023) (373 reviews)

• The Annual Loire Valley Report Summer Of 2023 (163 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Wines From the Jura Summer of 2023 (42 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Neo-Classical American Wines Summer of 2023 (64 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Mâconnais and Côte Chalonnaise Summer of 2023 (22 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Champagne and Sparkling Wines Late Summer of 2023 (82 reviews)

Sep/Oct 2023, Issue #107 (9/1/2023) (344 reviews)

• Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart A Great Small Estate On the Montagne de Reims (30 reviews)
• Recently-Tasted Italian Wines Autumn 2023 (100 reviews)
• An Interview With Robert Drouhin Of Maison Joseph Drouhin
• Recently-Tasted Rhône Wines Autumn 2023 (110 reviews)
• The Annual Loire Valley Addendum Part Two- November 2023 (22 reviews)
• Round Two Of Neo-Classical American Wines Autumn of 2023 (82 reviews)
• Long Covid And View From the Cellar