Tasting Report Illustration of a wine writer tasting wine with a winemaker in an old wine cellar, by Hernán Sosa

Tasting Reports

A producer visit. A round-up of an appellation. A deep dive of a certain vintage. With these articles we seek to answer the simple question: do these wines matter and if so, why?

The focus, like elsewhere on the site, is on Italy and France, but look for more diversity of regions in the coming months. For a look at all of the wines we have tasted and reviewed each month (good and bad), visit the links below:


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Illustration by Hernán Sosa.

Champage glasses ©Kevin Day/Opening a Bottle

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