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Bodegas Muga: One of Spain's Most Important Winemaking Families
Bodegas Muga is Rioja Alta’s premier producer and the Muga family are considered to be one of Spain’s most important winemaking families. The winery has practically legendary status due to its phi...
Read morePetrolo: One of Tuscany & Italy's Great Wineries
Petrolo is the definition of a cult winery, with an owner and a story that have helped create its legendary status. Though virtually unknown even in the wine world, the Valdarno di Sopra denominat...
Read more2020 BARONE RICASOLI SANBARNABA TREBIANO – $73.95 PER BOTTLE SIX PACKS – 93 POINTS ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE “Here’s a new wine from Barone Ricasoli, and in fact, no retail price had yet been ...
Read moreIt’s a safe bet that if winemakers are excited about a vintage, you should be too. Following the very hot and generally challenging 2017 growing season and the uneven 2018 vintage, there was a lot...
Read moreAD VIVUM is a single-vineyard, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon crafted by Chris Phelps, a long-time Napa Valley winemaker who has earned a reputation for his ability to consistently produce outstanding an...
Read more“One of Bordeaux’s greatest virtues is its ability to transcend time. Since its earliest days, Bordeaux’s natural inclination towards longevity coupled with crowd-pleasing volume has enabled devot...
Read moreJosh Phelps grew up in St. Helena, Napa, witness to – and participant in – the processes by which the singular wines in the valley are made. In his adolescence and college years, Josh was a commit...
Read moreLocation is everything in the hills of Barolo – The Gianfranco Bovio Winery crafts delicious Cru Barolo from the Gattera and Arborina vineyard in the village of La Morra in Barolo.The Bovio wi...
Read moreThe 2021’s from Domaine Humbert Freres: Frédéric and Emmanuel Humbert ( Emmanuel Pictured above) have been running the family estate since 1989. The two brothers cultivate seven hectares in Gevrey...
Read more“HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER RUN ESTATE”
“There are few better run estates in the world than that of the Jaume Family’s Domaine Grand Veneur. Located in the northern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and run today by brothers Christophe and Se...
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