FABULOUS - Il Falchetto 2023 Pian Scorrone (Italy)

 

During my visit to Piedmont in December 2024, I tasted a lot of Barbera, people said, "why did you not focus on Barolo while you were there?" Because I wanted to find wines like this ... Today, it's the 

Il Falchetto 2023 Pian Scorrone

FRESH Mario Rivetti 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo (Italy)

 

This past year I have recommended some eye-opening wines. Wines I tasted because I happened to be at the right place at the right time. This is one of those wines. I was at a wine fair in Bologna with an Italian friend, Fabrizio Timpanaro, a director of a restaurant, QuartoPiano. He pulled me aside and said that I must try a wine. Not only did I try the wine, I went and visited the winery a month later ... Today, it's the Mario Rivetti 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo

 

REFRESHING Kir-Yianni 2023 Assyrtiko Le Nord (Greece)

 

Long overdue to tell you about this beautiful wine for summer. This one hails from Greece and is a beauty for those looking for something clean, refreshing and made from a grape we don't hear enough about ... Today it's the Kir-Yianni 2023 Assyrtiko, Le Nord 

MOUTH-WATERING SoHo Wines 2023 Stella Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)

 

Sauvignon Blanc should not be a controversial wine, but it seems some like the New Zealand style and some ... not so much. I happen to enjoy them, especially on a hot summer day - a chilled bottle of Savvy B by my side, makes the day all that much better. Today, I recommend the 

SoHo Wine 2023 Stella Sauvignon Blanc

STARTLING : Bordertown Winery 2023 Viognier (British Columbia)

 

Maybe you have noticed, I'm on a Canadian Viognier kick here. So far I have pointed you in the direction of three other Canadian Viogniers, with more on the way; like this one today ... Let me tell you about the Bordertown Winery 2023 Viognier ... available at the winery (and fine wine stores). Thank you to the All Canadian Wine Championships for putting me on this panel during the judging. Judging is happening soon, so get your Canadian wines in for the MAY 16, 2025 deadline - maybe I'll find more great wines like this.

WOWSER - Hester Creek 2023 Viognier (British Columbia)

 

Not too long ago, I mentioned a Viognier from Ontario, and once again Viognier raises its beautiful face, but this time from the other coast. Are we looking at a new darling-grape in Canadian whites ... or are some wineries just getting lucky? Today, it's the Hester Creek 2023 Viognier