Monte Zovo Amarone
AMARONE IS RED, bold, and true Italian. Long before Napa produced big reds, Italy set the standard with its powerhouse Amarone wines.
Truchard Roussanne
ON OCCASION, constellations emerge, the stars align and destiny creates a lucky break that changes creates a lucky break that changes the course of human events.
Mâcon-Villages
ALTHOUGH MY HEART beats for the stars and stripes, I must admit the French have an amazing understanding of fashion, food and wine.
Morgan Highland Chardonnay
CALL ME SENTIMENTAL, but I like the soft, tender sounds of soul music and the big, bold, buttery chardonnays of years past.
Adaptation
THE BEST BIG and bold California cabs are about taming the tannins, smoothing the edges, and rounding the corners to create that perfect red wine.
Armé Lot 2
MARIETTA CELLARS ARMÉ Lot 2 is a cherry bomb of flavor.
Trimbach Riesling Alsace
ALSACE SETS THE gold standard for French Riesling. Produced using basically German grapes with a French accent, these Rieslings are drier than sweet.
Kosta Browne
FOR UNPARALLELED beauty, travel Florida’s Highway 1 to Key West, California’s Route 1 through Big Sur or Louisiana’s River Road past historic plantations.
Deutz
PUT UP YOUR Deutz! For romance, think French. For honeymoons, do Paris. For celebrations, demand Deutz Champagne.
Rubus
PRIVATE-LABEL wines are the latest stealth marketing concept out of California. Five-star hotels like The Four Seasons do it.
E. Guigal
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE is distinctly elegant, but the name is totally intimidating.
Duckhorn Merlot
IN THE Hollywood hit Sideways, the character Miles says, “If anyone orders merlot, I’m leaving.” OK, Miles, you need to leave.
Il Fauno di Arcanum
SUPER BIG, super red, Super Tuscan! There is no term more misunderstood.
Perrier-Jouët
EVERYTHING ABOUT Champagne is magical. But Champagne law dictates only one way to earn the “Champagne” label.
Steele Zinfandel
IT’S TIME. Time to talk turkey, tame the tannins and dispel the myth—the myth that Thanksgiving requires the right white or the proper pinot.
Freakshow
FREAKSHOW Cabernet Sauvignon will rock your world, awaken your senses, and make even the most discriminating red wine lover stand up and applaud.
Roux Père and Fils Bourgogne Blanc
French love affairs and perfect pairs often transcend the bounds of decadence.
Tommasi Pinot Grigio
Let’s go where almost no sommelier has ever been—Pinot Grigio. Produced outside Verona, host city to the annual Vin Italy wine festival and home to Romeo and Juliet, Tommasi Pinot Grigio is made from Italy’s number-one grape.
Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée
Champagne by any other name is sparkling wine. And Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée is one of those vintage California sparklers that is fluent in French.
Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon
THE 2012 Ladera Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a California red with a French twist.