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To all Wine Exchangers, “This is a somewhat under-the-radar producer turning out fine, outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon, and in a vintage like 2013 has certainly hit pay dirt.” – Robert Parker John Anthony Truchard’s come a long way, baby! Granted, he had a helluva head start, with his parents truly establishing themselves as one of the […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We last told this story almost three years ago, when the 2013 version of this same wine achieved this same lofty pinnacle of press from the great Luca Maroni.  Now, three years later, we’re back, with a strong sense of déjà vu, and the story remains the same. Over a decade ago […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Sometimes we don’t get the chance to go out and find a wine, many times that wine finds us. We enjoyed a bottle of this at lunch recently, simple as that.  And since we knew the supplier, we thought what the heck, lets make a phone call. A it turns out, the […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It is easy to be enchanted by the beautiful, stylish former proprietor of Haut Bergey, la belle Helene Garcin.  When tasting with her we’re constantly wondering if the wines really are that good or is part of it the company we’re keeping. Then, year after year, the scores came. Big scores.  It appears that Helene […]

To all Wine Exchangers, As we have espoused many times, it is no easy task to find deals in Burgundy, particularly in a highly sought after vintage. Our little secret is knowing that more sunshine in typically cooler spots raises the quality bar in such areas while history keeps the prices modest.  We’ve explained this […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It wasn’t that long ago that we had to explain where the Roussillon was before talking about the wines themselves.  This rugged area of old vines and slate hillsides has always had the potential for great wine.  But it’s only been a short time since the winemaking talent and vision was there to […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “No doubt, 2015 in the Northern Rhône has been trumpeted as the latest “vintage of the century.” And if one confines the search for analogs to the 21st century, that may very well be true.” – Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate #234 “2015 is a truly sensational vintage that should not be missed […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Let’s keep this offering simple, because that’s how we know Orma proprietor Antonio Moretti would like it. Is the name familiar? It should be. Antonio has produced some of the most compelling Tuscan wines of the last decade at his home property, Tenuta Sette Ponti. Many of you have purchased numerous […]

To all Wine Exchangers, If the following saga sounds a bit familiar, it’s because we had a couple of rounds of insane Pinot Noir closeouts from the Knez winery earlier this year.  The ‘back story’ itself is one of the more unusual we have told in all of our years of doing this and this ‘Episode […]

To all Wine Exchangers, In this case, the story is a short one, being pretty much all about this wine, and other people’s perceptions of this wine. The background for this Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc is one you’ve heard before, with one special twist.  Tohu is a Māori-owned wine company.  As Tohu puts it, “The Māori […]