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USA, California, Sonoma County: The 2019 Vintage and an Early Look at 2020

It’s been a bumpy ride in California the last few years. Since 2017, wildfires have impacted vintages to a greater or lesser degree across the state....

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Erin Brooks •

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Germany: Pinot Noirs – The Generous 2018 Spätburgunders

Great Pinot Noirs are being produced in Germany, and this report contains many Grosses Gewächs Pinots from VDP members but also up-and-coming producers....

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Stephan Reinhardt •

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France, Burgundy: Revisiting the 1980 Vintage After 40 Years

They may not be numerous, but the very best 1980 red Burgundies, as the accompanying notes attest, are profound wines drinking at their apogee today....

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William Kelley •

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Discovering Burgundy Wines on a Budget

Given the escalating prices of Burgundy’s grandest grands crus, the rewards of looking further afield have never been greater....

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William Kelley •

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USA, California, Napa Valley: Spotlight on Aubert

California has maybe half a dozen of consistently extraordinary Chardonnay producers. Mark Aubert is one of them....

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Lisa Perrotti-Brown •

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USA, Oregon: The 2018 Vintage in Willamette Valley

After a terrible year of disaster after disaster, it’s been refreshing to spend some time with the newly released 2018s from Willamette Valley....

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Erin Brooks •

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France, Alsace: Valentin Zusslin – Mind-blowing Pinot Noirs and More Great Wines

The Zusslins cultivate Pinot Noir on the beautiful slopes of the Bollenberg, which to me finds its greatest expression in Zusslin’s Pinot Noirs....

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Stephan Reinhardt •

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Germany: All Along the Rhine, Main and Neckar Rivers – The 2017s and 2018s (Part 2)

As COVID-19 ended my travels prematurely, this report includes releases from Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Franken and Württemberg that I tasted from November to mid-March....

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Stephan Reinhardt •

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France, Burgundy: The Côte d'Or's 2018 and 2017 Vintages – Part 3

Here is a third installment of notes on the 2018 and 2017 vintages from the Côte d'Or....

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William Kelley •

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France, Burgundy: The Côte d'Or's 2018 and 2017 Vintages – Part 2

This report is a second installment of notes on the 2018 and 2017 vintages in Burgundy's Côte d'Or. For my introduction to the vintage, readers are directed to the first...

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William Kelley •

Burgundy chardonnay pinot noir

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