2008
Cellar Notes: Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo 2008
The Amorim family’s fortune had its beginnings among the rambling port lodges that line the hillsides above the Douro River in Porto, but the family did not amass its wealth by making Portugal’s famous fortified wine; rather, its members were engaged in the less glamorous business of manufacturing cork stoppers. Their success, however, later enabled […]

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Best of the Best 2012: Domestic Red Wines: Robert Foley Vineyards 2008 Merlot Napa Valley
Before embarking upon his own vinous enterprise, Robert Foley produced some 15 vintages for Pride Mountain Vineyards, one of the region’s most alluring labels. He has also lent his gifts to such preeminent producers as Hourglass and Switchback Ridge, but his primary passion is currently his own label, for which he makes not only magnificent […]
Best of the Best 2012: Domestic Red Wines: Quilceda Creek 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
Father-and-son winemaking team Alex and Paul Golitzin count among their ancestors Prince Lev Sergeyevich Golitsyn—a member of one of Russia’s most distinguished noble houses and the founder of Crimea’s oldest winery, Massandra—and winemaking legend André Tchelistcheff, the father of the modern California wine industry. Tchelistcheff advised Alex on his own oenological venture, Quilceda Creek, which […]
Best of the Best 2012: Domestic Red Wines: Araujo Estate 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
Although Calistoga is home to what is perhaps Napa Valley’s most fabled and historic vineyard, the region was only very recently approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau as an American Viticultural Area, or AVA. First planted with Riesling and Zinfandel in the 1880s, the Eisele Vineyard is one of the rockiest […]
Best of the Best 2012: International White Wines: Domaine Jean-Louis Chave 2008 Hermitage Blanc
In an era when so many legendary wine labels belong to multinational corporations, Domaine Jean-Louis Chave stands apart, not only for the decadent beauty of its incomparable wines, but also for the fact that this family concern in the Northern Rhône has been passed down from one generation to the next since 1481. The current […]
Best of the Best 2012: Domestic White Wines: Chateau Ste. Michelle 2008 Ethos Late Harvest White Riesling
Chateau Ste. Michelle is not only the oldest winery in Washington State, but also the largest. While greater size does not usually connote greater quality, this estate consistently proves itself to be an exception to that rule. Though the winery dates back to 1934, the present company was formed 20 years later as American Wine […]
Best of the Best 2012: International Red Wines: Viña Cobos 2008 Corte uNico
In whichever hemisphere or country Paul Hobbs exercises his purple thumb, the vines prosper. A New York native, the distinguished winemaker began his career in Napa Valley, working for such esteemed labels as Robert Mondavi Winery and Opus One. In 1991 he established Paul Hobbs Winery, whose inspired wines from Napa Valley and Sonoma County […]
Best of the Best 2012: International Red Wines: Louis Jadot 2008 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Perhaps one of the most significant events to occur at Maison Louis Jadot since its doors first opened in 1859 will occur at the end of this year, when, after more than four decades, winemaker Jacques Lardière at last retires. Lardière joined the maison—operated then and now by the Gagey family—in 1970, when it was […]
Best of the Best 2012: International Red Wines: Gaja 2008 Sorì Langhe San Lorenzo
Since 1859, the Gaja Winery in the Barbaresco region of Piedmont, Italy, has been committed to producing fine wines that express the highly individual characters of its vineyards’ varied soils. Yet despite the winery’s commitment to tradition, its present patriarch, Angelo Gaja, imbues his family’s operation with a modern spirit. Since first joining the business […]