Robert Parker: The Wine Advocate

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Switzerland: New Releases from Germanier, Obrecht, Litwan and Others

This small report features fine and interesting Swiss wines, including top producers such as Jean-Réné Germanier, Obrecht and Tom Litwan....

Stephan Reinhardt • 25 Jan 2024

Switzerland chardonnay pinot noir

Burgundy: Domaine Guffens-Heynen’s Les Croux and Clos des Petits Croux, 1990–2020

Since the 1980s, Jean-Marie Guffens has produced wines so compelling that they upend many of our preconceived notions about Burgundy itself....

William Kelley • 19 Dec 2023

chardonnay Burgundy pinot noir

Germany, Mosel: First View of the Stunning 2022s, Plus the 2021s from Molitor, Prüm, Steinmetz and Milz

Markus Molitor, Joh. Jos. Prüm, Gunther Steinmetz and Josef Milz produced some superb 2021s, and the 2022 wines I tasted were stunningly classical....

Stephan Reinhardt • 31 May 2023

pinot noir Mosel Riesling

France, Burgundy: Domaine Claude Dugat’s Griotte-Chambertin, 1997-2017

Characterized by striking purity of fruit and filigree tannins, this is the domaine’s most elegant, most consistent and greatest wine....

William Kelley • 28 Feb 2023

grand cru pinot noir vertical

USA, California, Sonoma County: Latest Releases from Peter Michael Winery

Earlier this month, I tasted the bottled 2020s and samples of the soon-to-be-bottled 2021s with winemaker Robert Fiore at the winery in Knights Valley....

Erin Brooks • 16 Feb 2023

chardonnay pinot noir wildfire

Germany: The 2021 Whites, 2020 Reds and Late Releases – Time To Be Excited

2021 was a classic German vintage in every respect, and I am convinced that the 2021 wines, namely the Rieslings, will last for half an eternity....

Stephan Reinhardt • 29 Dec 2022

pinot noir German wines Riesling

Reviewers’ Favorites 2022: Stephan Reinhardt

In my list of “favorites,” I’ve only recommended what I have personally bought this year or wish I would have bought early enough—not necessarily the highest-rated wines of the year....

Stephan Reinhardt • 14 Dec 2022

Germany Riesling pinot noir

Germany: Wines Made for Generations – Recent and Upcoming Releases from the Mosel, Rhine and Nahe with a Focus on the 2020 and 2021 Vintages

The 2020 wines are dry, but I'm thrilled with the Prädikats too, whereas 2021 was a ripe vintage despite the very high acidity and low alcohol levels....

Stephan Reinhardt • 25 Aug 2022

German wines pinot noir Riesling