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To all Wine Exchangers, A little less than a month ago we featured the exquisite Marcelo Pelleriti Malbec Reserve 2012, a wine that was both blockbuster and balanced, crafted by the incomparable Marcelo Pelleriti. For those of you who missed that first missive, we give you Marcelo’s quick résumé. He’s one of the greatest winemakers […]

So, it’s that time of year again, when a bunch of ‘football people’ try to hammer out the selections for the Bowl Championship Series by evaluating wins, losses, strength of schedule, head to head results and a litany of other stuff.  It’s also that time of year when various wine publications trot out their ‘rankings’ […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We have followed Jeff Cohn’s career for a long time.  The guy has a pretty serious track record though it is hard to keep track of it all since the guy has probably made a greater array of outstanding wines in his illustrious career than almost anyone.  Heck, we counted more […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Pinot Noir from Piedmont? Believe it. Actually, Pinot Noir was introduced to the Asti area in 1800 by the Marchese Alfieri under the recommendation of the French oenologist, Oudart. There’s a long, yet varied, history with the grape here, with several of Asti’s finest producers currently crafting some pretty interesting bottles. […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Wow, Wine Spectator did us right this year (well, more right than usual) with their year-end Top 100. Last years was rough sledding, not too many options presented themselves. This year, though once again there aren’t a ton of options, we actually have the opportunity to wait for a few new […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It seems that there is no way to stop Charles Smith, you can only hope to contain him, and good luck with that! This former rock star manager continues to roll out the hits one after the other, taking the wine industry by storm and giving the impression that it is […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “A big, powerful wine, the 2012 Barbaresco hits the palate with surprising depth allied to nervous tannins that are going to need time to soften. Tobacco, smoke, licorice, menthol, game and a host of dark, ferrous notes give the wine much of its virile personality. The 2012 is not as finessed […]

We love what we do, don’t get us wrong.  But we have made it a point to tell people that, at the end of the day, this is work, and work that not everybody can do.  Yeah, it’s fun.  But as anyone who has tasted raw barrel samples of Bordeaux or attenuated, soulless, acidic whites […]

To all Wine Exchangers, The 48 hours of Nino Franco have begun! Now’s your time to cash in on one of Italy’s iconic sparkling wines at an unreal price, but only if you’re fast. We’ve been given the ‘green light’ to put the pedal to the metal and deliver you Nino Franco’s famous Prosecco Rustico for […]

To all Wine Exchangers, People often ask me what is my favorite region in Bordeaux. Of course, to me that’s like asking, “who’s your favorite kid?” I like all Bordeaux, and am most certainly an equal-opportunity drinker. But, the one area that, for me, provides the most mystery when young, only to slowly ‘give up […]