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A Pinot Noir that turns expectations sideways

Crossbarn 2021 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir confounds expectations. Priced under $40, it’s a luscious summer wine that’s a great utility player.

Scout & Cellar’s clean-crafted wines put taste and science front and center. They’re an antidote to so-called “clean wine.”

The esteemed Sonoma producer, Rodney Strong, has introduced Knotty Vines–excellent, nicely priced wines aimed squarely at millennials.

William Penn must be smiling somewhere. With more optimism than horticultural knowhow, the Quaker son of … Pennsylvania wine begins to hit its strideRead more

When the calendar advances to September, our appetites go “click.” Immediately we start craving fall dishes … Contour Pinot Noir hits sweet spot for casual redRead more

Russell McCall has been growing wine grapes on his family farm—and the adjacent Peconic Land Trust … McCall Wines reflect a clean and lean approachRead more

We’ve been drinking Gruet wines for about 25 years now, and we hope to keep drinking … Gruet sparkling wines just keep getting betterRead more

You could say that Rick Moshin (above) is a calculating fellow. Before the proprietor and winemaker … Moshin calculates exceptional biodynamic Pinot NoirRead more