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2024 Barossa and Clare Valley: A Return to Form
featured, Australia Featured
, Nov 2026
The last five years in the Barossa and Clare Valley have seen fluctuating seasons as the climate swings from La Niña to El Niño. After three cool vintages, 2024 marks an inflection point between the two, bringing warmer and drier weather, but thankfully not extreme conditions — a return to normal programming. Barossa fans will find much to enjoy in 2024, with generously flavoured wines that offer excellent cellaring potential.
Cellar Favorite: 2015 Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Rhône & Beaujolais
, Nov 2026
A warm-vintage, old-vine Cornas at peak, the 2015 Les Vieilles Vignes still has plenty of life ahead.
Pre-Auction Report: 2026 Bad Kreuznach & 2027 Grosser Ring
Germany, featured
, Oct 2026
Special, rare lots offered at the forthcoming Bad Kreuznach and Grosser Ring auctions are worth collectors’ attention. This coming November, Bad Kreuznach will offer all the big hitters from Nahe and Rheinhessen, alongside some lots from Ahr and Pfalz. The Grosser Ring in May 2027 has the traditional roundup from Mosel, Saar and Ruwer across the Prädikate from Kabinett to Beerenauslese, with a handful of Goldkapseln and a number of wines in Methuselah.
Louis Jadot: Beaune Clos des Ursules 1915-2022
Verticals & Retrospectives, France: Burgundy, featured
, Oct 2026
This Beaune vertical turns its attention to a tasting of Louis Jadot’s Clos des Ursules, spanning 34 vintages back to the spellbinding 1915.
Bouchard Père: Beaune Les Marconnets 1864-2023
Verticals & Retrospectives, France: Burgundy, featured
, Oct 2026
Beaune is the unsung hero of Burgundy, though many assume the wines cannot age as well as other appellations. This first of two century-spanning verticals examines Bouchard Père’s Beaune Les Marconnets back to 1864, with insights from Winemaker Frédéric Weber.
Cellar Favorite: Mayacamas: The Sixes
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, napa
, Oct 2026
My most recent visit to Mayacamas provided an opportunity to taste current releases and check in on a few older wines, in this case three Cabernets from years ending in "6."
2023 & 2024 Barbaresco: Tough Choices
featured, Italy: Piedmont
, Oct 2026
I left Europe in early July during one of the many heat waves that defined a torrid summer. When I returned two months later to taste new releases in Barbaresco, not much had changed. It was hot, hot, hot. Growers have become accustomed to very challenging conditions. That’s exactly what 2023 and 2024 are about. Both seasons pushed producers to the absolute limit. There are some very good wines, but readers will have to be especially selective.
Give Me Five: South Africa New Releases
featured, South Africa
, Oct 2026
The headwinds are gusty in the wine world at present, but if you are a country producing top-quality wines at prices most people can afford, then that will stand you in good stead. My latest South Africa report proves that the Cape continues to excel in many styles, winning hearts and palates year by year.
Cellar Favorite: 2006 Frog's Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, United States: California
, Oct 2026
The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford, the top bottling at Frog's Leap during this era, is a total stunner. At 20 years of age, it is very young, almost shockingly so.
Rethinking Umbria: A New Era of Balance
featured, Italy: Center & South
, Oct 2026
Umbria is quietly experiencing one of the most exciting turnarounds I’ve seen in Italy. Driven by refined winemaking in Montefalco, new methods of taming Sagrantino’s tannins, a surge of serious white wines and major regulatory updates, Umbrian wines overdeliver on both quality and value.