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The Lord Giveth…Burgundy 2023
France: Burgundy, featured
, Jan 2025
The 2023 vintage in the Côte d’Or offers many pleasures. After six weeks tasting nearly 2,500 wines across 160 domaines, it is clear that while the year has its shortcomings, the best wines will have you singing their praises.
2021 Barolo: Changing Times, Changing Wines
Piedmont Report, Italy: Piedmont, featured
, Jan 2025
My November trip to Piedmont was one of the most intriguing in recent memory. Producers were living in a sort of suspended state, their thoughts bouncing back and forth from the challenges of the just-concluded 2024 harvest to excitement over the soon-to-be-released 2021s and the outcome of the recent presidential election in the United States. Against that very colorful background, I tasted a stunning array of new releases. The 2021 Barolos are finessed, elegant wines that will delight Piedmont fans.
A Vintage of Transcendence: 2004 Brunello di Montalcino Retrospective
Verticals & Retrospectives, Italy: Tuscany, featured
, Jan 2025
The 2004 vintage in Montalcino will always be remembered for its balance, embodying the pursuit of purity that emerged before the full force of climate change set in. Now, two decades later, how have the wines aged?
2024: The Year in Review…And What a Year It Was
General Interest, featured
, Dec 2024
As 2024 wraps up, it is only natural to reflect on some of the highlights of the year. I don’t think I have ever worked harder, ever worked longer hours, ever traveled as much. And yet, 2024 has been extremely rewarding. I am grateful to a growing Vinous team that has consistently delivered. And of course, I am incredibly grateful to our readers around the world who make it possible for us to do what we love to do. These are some of the most memorable highlights of the year.
2024: The Year In Review
General Interest, featured
, Dec 2024
A cocktail of vocation, Vinous Icon events, curiosity, wanderlust, an unquenchable joy in meeting friends old and new, an unshakable carpe diem attitude, fitness, energy and an inability to say no meant that a year slipped past in a week, like Christopher Nolan’s "Inception" but in reverse, and with more wine.
Napa Valley’s 2022 & 2023 Cabernet Sauvignons
featured, United States: California
, Dec 2024
Napa Valley is very clearly at an inflection point of tremendous change on many levels. Shifting consumer preferences, vintages with markedly different and at times challenging conditions, and an evolving market are all topics that are front and center in any discussion of Napa Valley today. “May you live in interesting times,” the ancient proverb says. These are definitely interesting times. My annual report covers the bottled 2022 Cabernet Sauvignons and the nascent 2023s from barrel.
2023 Mosel-Saar-Ruwer: A Riesling Race Against Rain
featured, germany: Mosel, Germany: Saar, Germany: Ruwer
, Dec 2024
The slopes that drop steeply to the meandering Mosel in the Rhenish Slate Massif received their fair share of sunshine and rain in 2023. While the first half of the growing season made many fear a repeat of the drought conditions of 2022, summer rain arrived with all its concomitant factors. Initially welcomed with relief, ripening soon accelerated, threatening to split berries and attracting the wrong kind of rot. Once again, flexibility and agility were of the essence, and selection was the name of the game. Where 2022 was fine-boned, 2023 is juicy and exuberant. Lovers of Spätlese will be especially happy with the 2023 Rieslings.
‘Tis The Season for Sparkling Wine
featured, Italy
, Dec 2024
The holiday season is prime time for sparkling wine consumption and gifting. While consumers have many choices, Italian sparkling wines offer tremendous diversity and value. Think outside of the box and reap the rewards.
New Releases from the Tuscan Maremma
Italy: Tuscany, featured
, Dec 2024
My annual report on the Tuscan Maremma takes an in-depth look at wines produced along a vast swath of land on the coast that stretches more than 100 miles (160 kilometers), starting in Grosseto and moving north all the way to Pisa. This expansive region encompasses numerous appellations, each of them quite distinctive. Overall, I was very impressed with the quality of what I tasted.
The Vinous 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
featured
, Dec 2024
In this year's Vinous 2024 Holiday Gift Guide, Antonio Galloni writes, "Finding that perfect holiday gift can be a challenge. This year’s Vinous Holiday Gift Guide highlights some of our favorites, including stocking stuffers, glasses, maps, books and more. Whether you are shopping for someone who is new to wine or for a savvy collector, we’ve got something for everyone."