by Lauren Voigt | May 5, 2023
LIOCO California | Mendocino, Santa Cruz The hunt for compelling vineyards often requires a path less trodden LIOCO was conceived in the alley behind Spago Beverly Hills by wine director Kevin O’Connor and wine salesman Matt Licklider. The two colleagues, critical of...
by Lauren Voigt | Apr 11, 2023
Château Mourgues du Grès France | Costiere de Nimes In Provence, “Nuns” is “Mourgues” and “Grès” is “Pebbles”, referring to rounded rocks of the Costières de Nîmes that lend character to their wines. In the Southern...
by Lauren Voigt | Apr 2, 2023
Mendo Pinot Noir California | Mendocino | Anderson Valley AVA Winemaker Leo Hansen of Leo Steen Wines Cool Marine Air & Alluvial Terraces At the gateway to the Mendocino coast, just 100 miles North of. San Francisco, is the premium wine region Anderson Valley, is...
by Lauren Voigt | Jan 22, 2023
Domaine du Pégau & Château Pégau France | Rhône Domaine du Pégau is a traditional estate, run with enthusiastic flair by Laurence Féraud and her father, Paul. Laurence prefers working in the cellars, while Paul likes being amid the vines. They make several rich,...
by Lauren Voigt | Jan 22, 2023
PràItaly | Veneto | AmaroneA historic, benchmark producer of Soave and Valpolicella. The Prà winery, although only started in the early 1980’s, has come to be not only one of the top producers in the Soave appellation, but also one of the most important and visionary...
