Picking out value and genuine interest in California wine. More on Saturday. Above, an old Zinfandel vine at Dry Creek Vineyard, whose prices are especially reasonable and its practices admirably ...

Last week’s MBT article focused on evaluating a wine’s ‘nose’ – aka the presence and intensity of aromas. Today we’ll dig ...

The race to revive Santorini’s vineyards – and the challenges its winemakers are up against – in a time of crisis. Above, Sigalas’s Monachogios vineyard in Oia.

Last year, after hearing stories of Santorini’s imminent demise as a wine-producing region (see, for example, Santorini 2025 ...

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February is a challenging month in the northern hemisphere – we’re pretty much done with the cold by now, and with colds and the flu and grey skies and snow (especially those of us in NYC, where we’re ...

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The world just came together in Italy – and there’s never been a better time to explore its wines and beyond. For a limited time, get 20% off all annual memberships by entering promo code GOLD2026 at ...

Last week, in an equally luxurious establishment that is now called Bonheur by Matt Abé, that same table was occupied by a ...

There are no great wines, only great bottles. This maxim, highlighting how much individual bottles of the same wine can vary, was brought home forcibly to us 21 tasters at this year’s 10 Years On ...

Two wines to conjure up spring. Flower Girl Albariño 2025 from €20.95, $25.65, £23.95 and Big Flower Cabernet Franc 2024 from €17.50, $22.45 and £24.99. I’m not sure there are many winemakers in the ...

Among the 168 2016 bordeaux tasted blind over one and half days at Farr Vintners (minus the seven badly affected by TCA), the left-bank reds were notably more consistent than their right-bank ...