Gulfi: New Arrivals; 2013 Rinaldi Barolo Arrives; Cristom’s Epic 2015’s; Guigal and Catena—Three Coveted Wines Return; Bordeaux and Those Like Them; Screaming Eagle Second Flight

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Gulfi: New Arrivals from Sicilian Masters of Nero and Etna

“Since 1996, we have been making the wines we love at Gulfi. We never accepted irrigation, we always have considered the best practices of other organic and biodynamic environments. We went our own way like the best wine estates have done in differents parts of the world. Of course we are influenced by the most delicate burgundy wines as well as by the greatest Rhone Valley wines, particularly Chateauneuf du Pape, but our wines have first of all a taste of their true origins, of their deep Sicilian roots.”… Read the rest

Three Dolo-Mites, See How They Drink; Coulée de Serrant’s Magisterial Autumnal Whites; Cheery Ciro; Phillipe Colin at the Best Prices in the Nation; Trending: Marcus Goodfellow’s Epic Chardonnay; Staff Pick; Giacomo Conterno’s Top Baroli; Bussola Amarone, Castello di Ama Rosato and Zilliken—Coming Soon.

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Tre Dalle Dolomiti

Pojer & Sandri’s Unique Whites

Foradori seems to capture the vast majority of the public attention on Alto Adige, and while that attention is warranted, there are tons of wines from the Dolomites Mountains that deserve a closer look.  Pojer e Sandri is one such producer, making a wide range of wines in traditional ways.  They’re best known as one of the few extant producers of Nosiola, a native grape that always has an aroma of nuts but pairs with a seemingly endless number of foods.  … Read the rest