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Drink and enjoy this red blend any season. In the summer, chill it in the fridge and its tart and juicy flavors will sing with beef carpaccio. In the colder months, sip it at cellar or room temperature and pair it with steamy venison. Either way, this wine will shine. It smells like cherries and freshly turned soil, and rests on the palate with the same. It has a slight chewy feel that can hold up to protein. The top 10 best wines, known for their perfectly ripe grapes, intense aromas, and thunderstorm of flavors are: Another family-owned winery, Heitz Cellar was established in 1961 and has been described as a “master of Grignolino”. Its Cabernet Sauvignon has appeared and placed in several wine-tasting competitions, and the brand is renowned for its iconic, globally celebrated wines. It produced Napa Valley’s first vineyard-designated Cabernet Sauvignon and has kept an unwavering commitment to quality ever since it started trading. The winery uses only organically farmed, 100% Napa Valley fruit in its wines and has a focus on sustainability. Its vineyard offers an incredible breadth of diversity and is yet to produce an unsuccessful wine. Best wineries
Ryan Levy and Ian Eastveld are Sommeliers, Winemakers, Wine Educators, and Le Cordon Bleu trained chefs. Their hand crafted, sustainably farmed wines are poured in top restaurants and have won highest honors in internationally recognized wine competitions. Ryan and Ian continue to travel the world searching for exemplary wines in a wide array of varietals. We’re wine and we’re here for the moments that matter (and also for the magically meaningless ones too).
Made by independent Italian winemakers, this wine is produced using Nero Di Troia grapes, which are popular in the Puglia region but little known further afield. It offers a super approachable and straightforward tasting experience, with bags of ripe fruit, a gentle dose of pepper and some pretty firm tannins. We found it to be like a “fruits of the forest” jam without the sweetness. From the slopes of Mount Etna, an active volcano in Sicily, this wine was produced by Giovanni Rosso, a family-owned winery from Piedmont specializing in red wines made from Nebbiolo. However, we were impressed by the family’s white selection they are making on Mt. Etna in Sicily, offering a white Burgundy-quality wine, sans the white Burgundy price. It’s extremely balanced, refreshing, and has great acidity. With its kiss of oak, it will surely be a newfound favorite of Chardonnay lovers looking to try something different.
Even if a wine is corked, vinegary, oxidised or sulphury, you can almost always cook with it. As long as you cook it through to alcohol evaporation, the faults disappear with the alcohol. is coming to a close, and while the New Year is a great chance to reset, this is also a great time to reflect on the past 365 days. Here at VinePair, many of those evenings were spent sipping and swirling delicious wines.This Sangiovese might be a tad on the expensive side, but we promise it’s worth it. Fresco is a natural wine made from organic grapes using chemical-free farming, low intervention fermentation and winemaking methods. It has all the benefits (fun, interesting, energetic) and none of the downsides (farmyard funk) of the natural wine scene. This year also brought us dueling styles of Chablis, more than a handful of Pinot Grigios that’ll truly blow you away, and three dessert wines that’ll have you skipping your final course and pouring yourself a snifter. A consistent award winner and most notably a Decanter Award Bronze medallist, this lush and generous red is predominantly a spicy Western Cape Shiraz, with a dose of deeply fruited Mouvedre and some light, floral Viognier for a balanced profile. Godello is an overlooked Spanish white variety that deserves a spot on your radar. If you’ve never tried it, start with this bottle. With aromas of sliced pear and a bouquet of white flowers, this wine will make you thirsty and also, somehow, quench your thirst. It is alive with vibrant acidity and the texture of tiny fizziness. The alcohol is a bit high, so we recommend pairing this bottle with food.
As a rule of thumb, if something 'grows' together, it probably goes together. This means Italian wines work well with Italian dishes, and so on. Any wine heavy in tannins will work well with nice fatty food, but for items such as oily fish you're better off with a low-tannin option such as a pinot noir. Classified growth “Côtes de Provence AOC”, the “Clos des Roses” winery is real located between Cannes and Saint-Tropez. This is as “California Cab” as it gets. It’s balanced, with just the right level of acidity and focused fruit. Aromas of vanilla and oak are present but not overpowering. Note that you may have to buy this wine online, as it’s not yet widely available in stores. It is more than worth the wait. Showcasing historic American grapes like Zinfandel and Merlot, we dove headfirst into varieties that no longer get the love they deserve stateside, and came away with a handful of bottles that will surely change your tune about them. Bodega Catena Zapata is a family-owned winery located in Mendoza, Argentina, and is one of Argentina’s high-altitude Malbec pioneers. The winery launched in 1902 and, setting up camp in one of the country’s most exciting up-and-coming wine regions, it’s no surprise that it immediately released a successful range of bottles. Its vision is to produce rich and unforgettable wines, something it’s done over time alongside revolutionizing the Argentine wine industry in the last 50 years. It’s a brand that’s won multiple awards over the years and is certainly one to savor. Chateau LatourA wonderful representation of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. It’s impeccably balanced, elegant yet powerful, and not overly acidic. It fills the palate with cherry, white pepper, and cinnamon flavors, pleasurable to the very last sip. The easiest way to find the right bottle of wine for you and your occasion is simply to ask a wine expert or sommelier for their recommendations based on your taste. If you’re pairing wines for dinner, tell the expert what dishes you’ll be making. If you’re simply buying a bottle of wine to broaden your horizons, the most important things to state are your price range and flavor preferences. Arguably better known in its Spanish spelling, for the albariño wines of Rías Baixas in Galicia, alvarinho from a little further south in the Vinho Verde region can be just as compelling. In this case, it’s also better value: appetisingly light and racy with a Lilt-like zip and tang. We also explored up-and-coming American regions, including Virginia, New York’s Finger Lakes, and Michigan, and dug into unheralded varieties like Teroldego and Aídani. This list also features multiple old-vine wines from historic vineyards — including the world’s second-oldest Sémillon and a Zin that survived two world wars.
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