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People often ask me what wines I'm most excited about right now, and for the last couple of years my answer has been the Jura. A visit to the region a...

If you look hard enough, tucked amongst the grandiose chateaux of Bordeaux, you'll find families holding firm to the traditions of this historic land. While they've witnessed their neighbor's vineyards...

The grandfather plants compelling, dramatic vineyards at some of the highest altitudes in Chablis. The father uses fertilizers, pesticides, and farms for volume rather than quality, producing watery and insipid...

Producer Profile: Elisabetta Foradori I say this without exaggeration: Elisabetta Foradori is one of the most important figures in Italian wine history. After taking over her family's winery following the untimely death...

It's hard to overstate the importance of Cantina Mascarello. Back in 1990, Italy's Noble Red Wines author Sheldon Wasserman called Bartolo Mascarello’s hand-crafted Barolo “the single finest Barolo made.” And still today, years...

Stunners from Sonoma If you know us, you know that Monarch trends towards the old world: France, Italy, Spain. The list goes on and the wine regions are effectively innumerable....