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Our Wine Choice: Alkina Grenache Polygon No. 3 2022

Friday, March 8, 2024

Grenache is Australia's calling card, and while McLaren Vale boasts a bounty of high-quality expressions, Barossa has a few gems, too.

Our Wine Choice: Château Bouscassé Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec Montus 2018

Friday, March 1, 2024

The Madiran wine region of France is famous for its robust reds made from tannat but it is also the source of some fascinating whites from a relatively unknown grape variety, petit courbu.

Our Wine Choice: De Martino Valle de Itata Guarilihue Las Olvidadas 2022

Friday, February 23, 2024

If you've never had a pais wine, start with the De Martino Valle de Itata Guarilihue Las Olvidadas 2022 and see how dangerously drinkable they can be.

Our Wine Choice: Manuel Girard Morgon Psychédélique 2022

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Our Wine Choice this week is a pure gamay from Morgon, France, that stood out among the 400 Beaujolais wines Associate Editor Claire Nesbitt tasted over the past month.

Our Wine Choice: Francesca Fiasco Paestum Difesa 2019

Friday, February 2, 2024

The Francesca Fiasco Paestum Difesa 2019 is an inspired blend of 35 percent aglianico, 35 percent cabernet sauvignon, 20 percent barbera and 10 percent other local red grapes, produced by a young winemaker who is being hailed as the next superstar winemaker in the Campania region.

Our Wine Choice: Friedrich Becker Chardonnay Pfalz Mineral Trocken 2019

Friday, January 26, 2024

Our Wine Choice this week, the Friedrich Becker Chardonnay Pfalz Mineral Trocken 2019, is a stunning example of a modern German oaked chardonnay, and as the name says it has an intense minerality.

Our Wine Choice: Windows Estate Margaret River Petit Lot Semillon 2021

Friday, January 19, 2024

Senior Editor Ned Goodwin MW found a Margaret River chardonnay for Our Wine Choice this week that is more understated, savory, fresh and lithe than the more intensely fruity chardonnay offerings from the region.

Our Wine Choice: Jérôme Bretaudeau Vin de France Statera 2020

Friday, January 12, 2024

Loire Valley winemaker Jerome Bretaudeau's Statera 2020 is a lively and crisp pinot noir made in the Muscadet region.

Our Wine Choice: Veronica Ortega Mencia Bierzo ROC 2020

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Our Wine Choice this week – the Veronica Ortega Mencia Bierzo ROC 2020 – is among the latest wave of reds from Spain that show remarkable drinkability.