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Wine Intel

Want to know which producers and which wines are blowing our minds? You've come to the right spot. Available to paid subscribers, the wine reviews section includes our curated lists of the Essential Winemakers of Italy and France, the 50 annual Wines to Admire, the Nebbiolo Fan Club (woot woot for tar and roses!) and our regular thematic tasting reports.

Tasting Reports

Vintage reviews, appellation reports, produce verticals ... if it's noteworthy, we publish it here.

Essential Winemakers

The Who's Who of Italy and France. Winemakers who are always compelling, always a great introduction to their area, and always priced fairly. A solid mix of value-driven as well as splurge-worthy wines.

Wines to Admire

For this series of single-bottle profiles, we succinctly give you the skinny on why these wines matter.

The Nebbiolo Fan Club

You love it. We love it. Our regular column on the many splendors — and fascinating details — of Italy's Nebbiolo wines.

Still Essential

Where we give the wines of our Essential Winemakers another test.

Key to Our Wine Icons

– Practicing Organic
 – Certified Organic
 – Practicing Biodynamic
 – Certified Biodynamic
– Biodiversity
– Polyculture
– Old Vines
– Heroic Viticulture
– Volcanic Soil
– Traditional Winemaking
– Clay Vessel Winemaking
– Family-Operated Winery
– Historic Winery
– Co-operative Winery
– Négociant
– Stay at Winery
– Age-Worthy Wine
– Expensive Wine (+$100)
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