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96 Points IWR: The 2007 AR.PE.PE Sassella Rocce Rosse is a simply magnificent effort. As this slowly unwinds it begins to release gorgeous aromati...

Stéphane Érissé was builder with a meticulous workmanship character that is reflected on each of his wine. He learned the craft from Antoine Foucau...

Take everything I described above about the Pecorino, bring the exoticism down a notch with more robust and compact flavors. Longer intensity on th...

Biodynamic with 30-40 year old vines planted in granite and schist soils.  Made from 100% Sciaccarello in stainless steel tanks and therefore has a...

Bramaterra is a tiny DOC in the Alto Piemonte region created in 1979. Majority Nebbiolo with a bit of Croatina and Vespolina.  Aromatic herb, wild ...

Stéphane Érissé was builder with a meticulous workmanship character that is reflected on each of his wine. He learned the craft from Antoine Fouc...

This is one of those wines that starts off being a little lackluster and underwhelming.  Not in the way a strong wine needs a decanting, but more i...

This sparkling wine from the Jura is made with Savagnin Blanc, and ancient white grape from eastern France. Made biodynamically. Taste the differen...

100% Sciaccarellu. Ruby-red color and red-fruit aromas with spicy, peppery nuances, characteristic of Sciaccarellu grown on granite soils. This is ...

From the relatively scarce and unknown "Vespolina" grape, often used as a blending grape for Nebbiolo majority wines.  This has the Piemonte freshn...

This Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir shows how well this grape thrives in the region. Pronounced notes of bing cherries, rose hips, dried orange ri...

The Favlalunga is 100% Vespolina aged in stainless steel.  Many things to love here but right off the bat, on the nose, you smell Piedmont; what is...

This racy Cab Franc from the Loire has aromas of black cherry, with raspberry and pepper on the taste buds. Underscored with zippy acidity.

This Pouilly-Fumé delivers, mouth-watering acidity and a mineral edge to the finish. Bright in texture with classic aromatics of citrus blossoms an...