Christian Navarro

The most interesting whiskies, bourbons, tequilas, and more.

Summer sipping begs for the full range of white wines from rich to light.

The top vintages from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Piedmont, Tuscany, and Spain.

From magnums to Melchiors, these atypical bottles can age for years to come or be opened now…

Photography by Cordero Studios Styling by Alicia Buszczak ​ Moving beyond the 750 ml bottle, celebrated vintages range from splits to Melchiors.  There is an old saying that everything is better in magnum. Certainly that is true of wine. But magnums, or 1.5-liter bottles, are not the only size with advantages. The half bottle, for instance, […]

A seasoned wine expert pulls out his old notebooks and looks at where some past favorites are now…

The 18th-century Swiss writer, composer, and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, “I have always said and felt that true enjoyment cannot be described.” Though the celebrated father of modern autobiography and author of Reveries of a Solitary Walker was probably not contemplating the sublime experience of savoring the nuances and subtleties of a glass of Bordeaux […]

Until the last decade or so, most critics focused on Europe and California as the primary sources of fine wine. Yet the art and science of viticulture have flourished below the equator, and collectors seeking exciting new expressions of established varietals increasingly have turned their taste buds to the tantalizing Shiraz of Australia, the precocious […]

While this grouping of regions may be all over the map, the best wines from these areas share certain stylistic attributes—such as mouthwatering minerality, lively acidity, and precise, lengthy finishes—that make them exceptional wines for pairing with food. Though often underappreciated in the United States, these recent releases do credit to the noble soils from […]

Its traditions are ancient, but the modern nation of Italy is a relatively recent invention. Just as the United States was torn by civil war in 1861, the disparate Italian states were being unified under Victor Emmanuel II, whom the new parliament proclaimed king. The government declared Rome its new capital, yet the city-states of […]