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Ferrando: The Essence of Carema
featured, Italy: Piedmont
, Mar 2026
Nebbiolo is such a beguiling, complex, mysteriously beautiful grape. In Carema’s best sites, the indigenous biotype of Nebbiolo known as Picotendro yields wines like no other—aromatic, structured reds that capture the essence of place and vintage. The Ferrando family has turned out compelling wines here since the 1960s, wines that define what Carema is all about. Two recent vertical tastings provided an incredible opportunity to survey Ferrando’s wines all the way back to 1964, prior to the creation of the Carema DOC.
Michel Rolland Remembered
Vinous Remembers, United States: California, featured
, Mar 2026
Everyone who loves wine, and everyone who works in wine or in a related field, owes Michel Rolland a tremendous debt of gratitude for his life’s work. Some people gain influence because of their accomplishments, but a few others completely reshape the landscape of their industry. Michel Rolland falls squarely into the latter category.
Alsace 2024: A Rainy Year of Svelte Beauties
France: Alsace, featured
, Mar 2026
Like elsewhere in France, excessive rain was a key feature of the 2024 vintage in Alsace, spelling disease pressure and lower yields. But winemakers who stayed on top of their vineyard work delivered remarkable collections. The 2024 Rieslings are strikingly svelte, crystalline and whip-smart. Pinot Gris comes with much clarity, while Gewurztraminer is on a more slender footing. The 2023 Pinot Noirs are simply exquisite. Apart from renowned specialists, few made late-harvest or nobly sweet wines.
Remembering Michel Rolland
France: Bordeaux, Vinous Remembers, featured
, Mar 2026
Michel Rolland was a towering figure not just in Bordeaux, but across the entire world of wine for half a century. His legacy will be long-lasting. I will always remember his zest for life, humour and kindness.
Keeping Everyone Happy: Southwold Bordeaux 2022
France: Bordeaux, featured
, Mar 2026
Another January, another blind tasting at Southwold. This year's edition shone a light on the lauded 2022 Bordeaux vintage. As usual, there were surprises, controversies and thankfully, a batch of spectacular wines that will require patience.
Two Sides of the Same Coin: 2023 and 2024 Rosso di Montalcino
featured, Italy: Tuscany
, Mar 2026
Montalcino’s 2023 and 2024 vintages are a study in extremes. Two thousand twenty-three brought severe yield reductions but wines of serious finesse. The elegant, energetic 2024s coincided with the first major expansion of Rosso di Montalcino production in decades. Together, the two vintages demonstrate that rigorous selection and progressive cellar management are the only paths to success in challenging growing seasons.
2023 Bordeaux: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
France: Bordeaux, featured
, Mar 2026
Bordeaux’s bottled 2023s enter the world during an especially volatile time. I say “enter” because over the last decade or so, the market for Bordeaux wines has changed radically. En primeur is relevant only for a few dozen wines that might appreciate significantly from the time they are first offered from barrel. That applies to fewer and fewer wines with each passing vintage. For all other properties, which means the overwhelming majority, the real market is the market for bottled, finished wines.
2023 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti: Through the Dark
France: Burgundy, featured
, Mar 2026
The annual tasting of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s new releases provided a terrific opportunity to taste the domaine’s complete range and check in on a few older wines as well. Co-Managers Bertrand de Villaine and Perrine Fenal presented the vintage and wines, continuing a tradition that goes back several decades.
Northern Mendoza: The Old and New Terroirs of Luján de Cuyo
featured, Argentina
, Mar 2026
Luján de Cuyo boasts an important concentration of vineyards just a short drive from central Mendoza, the capital city of the eponymous Argentine province. The region has absorbed countless new movements throughout its 150-year history and is now implementing a new zoning process that exalts the subtle variations of the sites and styles on offer.
Burgundy 2024: The State of Play
France: Burgundy, featured
, Mar 2026
There is much handwringing about the escalation of Burgundy prices. In this opinion piece, I disentangle the interrelated factors that have upheld that gravity-defying escalation, its consequences and how it all might play out.