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A Woman’s Touch: Lafleur 1985-2022
France: Bordeaux Verticals and Retrospectives featured, featured, France: Bordeaux
, Sep 2025
This year, Château Lafleur celebrates four decades of ownership by the Guinaudeau family. To mark the occasion, a weekend in Austria witnessed a unique vertical of every vintage from 1985 to 2022, all poured from magnum. How did this Pomerol-turned-Vin de France perform?
Cellar Favorite: 2000 Calon-Ségur
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Sep 2025
The 2000 Calon-Ségur epitomizes everything I love about Bordeaux, specifically how magnificently the wines develop over time.
Vinous Table: Trinity, London, United Kingdom
Vinous Table
, Aug 2025
Trinity is an exemplar of a Michelin-starred restaurant, delivering all the finesse and service you expect, with the personal touch of Chef Adam Byatt’s individual flair.
Santa Barbara: Out of Many, One
featured, United States: California
, Aug 2025
The refrain that kept running through my head over the course of two weeks of extensive tasting in and around Santa Barbara County was, “Is there anywhere else in the world that can do this many things this well?” The tapestry that makes up the Santa Barbara wine landscape is easily one of the most dynamic in the United States, if not the world. Through the lens of a long, auspicious growing season in 2023, Santa Barbara yielded an embarrassment of riches.
Andean Character: Uco Valley Reds
featured, Argentina
, Aug 2025
Wines from the high-elevation areas of the Uco Valley express a primary profile, accented by the enticingly distinctive character of Andean herbs. This report features over 500 red wines from the Uco Valley, journeying from Gualtallary to San Pablo and beyond, with a focus on two subregions that deliver markedly different wines despite their proximity to each other.
Cellar Favorite: 2025 Aramasa No. 6 A-Type Junmai Daiginjo Sake
Japan, Fortified Wines & Spirits, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Aug 2025
The No. 6 A-Type Junmai Ginjo Sake stopped me in my tracks. So refined and almost ineffably complex, this redefined my perception of the heights that Japanese sake can reach.
Vinous Table: Rowayton Seafood, Norwalk, Connecticut
Vinous Table
, Aug 2025
Rowayton is one of the quaint, idyllic, seaside towns on the Connecticut coast that comes alive in the summer. Proprietor Kevin Conroy purchased his seafood market, once the oldest running Lobster Cooperative on the Long Island Sound, in 1978. He later acquired the adjoining restaurant in 1996 on the way to building a collection of shops and restaurants that offer a slice of coastal living.
Domaines Great & Small: Burgundy Interim Report
featured, France: Burgundy
, Aug 2025
The winemakers featured in this interim Burgundy report form a vivid microcosm of today’s Côte d’Or, from icons to experimenters to rising talents. All produce compelling wines for different kinds of Burgundy drinkers, but one young winemaker in particular made a big impression.
The Mighty Ducks: 2023 Loire Valley Reds
featured, France: Loire
, Aug 2025
If there was ever a vintage where red wines from the Loire Valley were the championship underdog team, 2023 was it. Growers had every reason to throw their secateurs down and quit, but they kept their heads down and doggedly fought on. Ultimately, the perfect season isn’t always necessary to achieve good results. The 2023 vintage exemplifies that.
Cellar Favorite: 1924, 1929 & 1955 Meyney
France: Bordeaux featured Verticals and Retrospectives, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Aug 2025
Last primeur, which already seems like ages ago, Château Meyney organised a fascinating lunch recreating a historic dinner served in 1928. Three vintages of Meyney older than any I had encountered previously were poured blind.