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1986 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo delle Brunate Riserva Speciale
Sometimes the best things are born from total spontaneity. One lazy summer Sunday Marzia and I find ourselves with a free afternoon, so we call Beppe Rinaldi and ask if he has time to see us. It turns out the ladies of the house are away for the weekend, so Rinaldi has plenty of time, not to mention a little more freedom that normal, something he gleefully points out on more than one occasion.
Giuseppe Rinaldi in his cellar discussing the history of Brunate
Rinaldi receives us in his office. Papers are stacked on top
of papers. I sense a resemblance to my own desk. The bookshelves are packed
with books on the history of the Langhe and Barolo, most of them sadly out of
print. Rinaldi isn’t just a staunch defender of tradition with his wines, he
also knows more about the history of the Langhe and Barolo than just about
anyone else I have ever met. “Would you like some water?” asks Rinaldi. “Watch
out, in Barolo the drinking water has 2% alcohol,” he says, with the gruff, wicked laugh visitors to this reference-point estate have become accustomed to over the years.
One of Beppe Rinaldi’s many vintage motorcycles
A tour of the upstairs living quarters, including the room where Rinaldi himself was born, brings back memories of my grandparents’ home in Sicily. The smell of the antique furniture is exactly the same. It is amazing to think how much the world has changed in just one or two generations. An assortment of rare vintage motorcycles, all in various states of repair, crowds the workshop. Rinaldi’s passion for motorcycles is the stuff of legend. A few years ago, on his one and only trip to New York, Rinaldi apparently chose to see the city from the vantage point of a Vespa. That must have been interesting.
The Rinaldi cellar, Barolo
Down in the cellar, we taste through most of the botti one by one. It is always fascinating to follow these Barolos throughout their time in cask, as they reveal myriad shades of expression with the passage of time, especially in the great vintages. Other than the addition of a few new botti, nothing much has changed here over the years, including the constant stream of colorful comments unsuitable for printing that Rinaldi sprinkles between wines.
“Would you like to taste an older Barolo,” Rinaldi asks as we see descend into his newly built personal cellar. Are you kidding? In all of the years I have been visiting the estate, this is the first time Rinaldi has offered to open an older bottle from his personal collection. “Go ahead,” Rinaldi continues, “pick any vintage you want.” How can I choose? There are quite a few vintages that are tempting, but I want to be respectful. “It’s OK,” says Rinaldi, perhaps sensing my apprehension. “I would rather open these wines with you than have my daughters drink them with their boyfriends,” he says, with a totally deadpan delivery. I am a little reassured as I struggle to find a vintage in which there are more than a few bottles remaining.
Rinaldi sometimes uses this alternate label with the scarab for wines sold in Europe
“How about the 1986?” I suggest. “Ah, 1986, all right,” says Rinaldi. “That is a fabulous vintage. You know everything about Barolo.” Not really.
I have always adored 1986, perhaps because it is one of the truly overlooked, insiders’ vintages from a time before the internet and technology ruled our lives. During the mid and late 1980s, much of the rage was over the 1985s. But I have always been intrigued by the 1986s. That year a violent hailstorm in the spring wiped out most of the crop. But the few wines that were made have long been magical. In fact, both Bruno Giacosa and Bartolo Mascarello told me they preferred their 1986s to their 1985s. Today, that kind of information would quickly get out, but back then, some secrets could still be kept.
Rinaldi’s 1930s Leica camera
Rinaldi nods. “I remember that vintage because my dad called me home to take photos after a massive hailstorm. The vineyards were completely white and blanketed with hail. I had never seen anything like it. Hail is extremely rare in May. Fortunately the second shoots gave us a crop and we were ultimately able to make some wine. Anyway, my father gave me an old Leica to take the photos. It was a beautiful, vintage camera from the 1930s that I recently had refurbished.”
“A few years later we were cleaning through some things in the house, and I noticed there were no photos of me when I was a child. I found that odd. My father had this beautiful, high-end camera and no photos of the family. So I asked him why. He explained that when he was a General in the Italian military part of his job was to document the atrocities he saw during World War II. God only knows what that Leica photographed. After that experience, my father never touched a camera again.”
If this camera could tell stories…
And the 1986 Barolo delle Brunate Riserva Speciale? It is gorgeous, a bit rustic and rough around the edges, as wines from this vintage tend to be, but with more than enough depth to drink well for another decade or so. 90/Drinking window: 2015-2025.
The 1986 Barolo delle Brunate Riserva Speciale with the more familiar Rinaldi label
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- Cellar Favorite: 1949 Château Figeac (Feb 2020)
- Cellar Favorite: 1945 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru (Feb 2020)
- Cellar Favorite: 1924 Château Filhot (Jan 2020)
- Cellar Favorite: 1957 Domaine Ramonet Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru (Jan 2020)
- Cellar Favorite: 2014 Domaine Taupenot-Merme Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru (Jan 2020)
- Cellar Favorite: 1966 Dow’s Vintage Port (Jan 2020)
- 2019
- Cellar Favorite: 1978 & 1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Dec 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1939 & 1950 Cheval Blanc (Dec 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2013 Domaine J-F Mugnier Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru (Dec 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1968 Cappellano Barolo (Nov 2019)
- 2015 Barolo – The Late Releases (Nov 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1970 La Tour Haut-Brion (Nov 2019)
- Accornero Bricco del Bosco Vigne Vecchie 2006-2015 (Nov 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1994 Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis Clos des Monts Luisants Blanc 1er Cru (Nov 2019)
- Barbaresco 2016 & 2017 – A Tale of Two Vintages (Nov 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Château Latour (Nov 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1994 Kanonkop Wine Estate Paul Sauer (Oct 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1975 Egon Müller Riesling Scharzhofberger Trockenbeerenauslese (Oct 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1971 Domaine Robert Arnoux Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru (Oct 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: Marqués de Riscal Gran Reserva 1952-2015 (Oct 2019)
- Cellar Favorites: 1970 Giacomo Conterno Barolo & Barolo Riserva Monfortino (Sep 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1985 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (Sep 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1947 Carbonnieux Blanc (Sep 2019)
- Piedmont's Finest Eating Destinations: 2019 Edition (Sep 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2009 Le Macchiole Paleo Rosso (Sep 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: MCDXIX, The Winemaker’s Selection Madeira – Blandy’s (Sep 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2009 Domaine Vincent Dauvissat Chablis (Aug 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: Four From Domaine Raveneau (Aug 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1904 & 1948 Langoa-Barton (Aug 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1991 Domaine Jean-Louis Grippat St-Joseph (Aug 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1979 Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru (Jul 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1997 Domaine Servin Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru (Jul 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1959 Domaine Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru (Jul 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2009 Felton Road Pinot Noir Cornish Point (Jul 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1979 Domaine Georges Roumier Clos Vougeot Grand Cru (Jul 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2012 Vietti Barolo Riserva Villero (Jun 2019)
- Abreu – The 2009s Revisited (Jun 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1970 Gallais Bellevue (Jun 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2014 Champagne Christophe Baron Brut Nature Les Hautes Blanches Vignes (Jun 2019)
- New Releases from the Langhe, Roero, Asti & More (May 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2006 Weingut F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Unendlich (May 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1992-2011 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St.-Jacques 1er Cru (May 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1934 Cheval Blanc (May 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1969 Caves des Liards Montlouis Demi-Sec (May 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2014 Domaine d’Eugénie Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru (Apr 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 and 2013 Quinta do Noval: The Latest Releases (Apr 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: Château Latour: 2019 New Releases (Apr 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1988 Ausone (Apr 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2012 Domaine G. Roumier Morey-Saint-Denis Clos de la Bussière 1er Cru (Apr 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1921 Marc Brédif Vouvray Moelleux (March 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Domaine Philippe Foreau (Clos Naudin) Vouvray Moelleux Goutte d'Or (Mar 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1982 Kistler California Cabernet Sauvignon Veeder Hills Vineyard (March 2019)
- A Tribute to Beppe Rinaldi at NoMad (March 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1869, 1879 & 1893 d’Yquem (March 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1971 Egon Müller Scharzhof Scharzhofberger Riesling Beerenauslese (Feb 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1986 Ravenswood Pickberry Vineyard (Feb 2019)
- 2015 Barolo…The Bigger Picture (Feb 2019)
- Cellar Favorites: 1953 & 1975 l’Angélus (Feb 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 1971 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru (Feb 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de la Maréchale 1er Cru (Jan 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Larcis Ducasse (Jan 2019)
- Cellar Favorite: 2010 Domaine Armand Rousseau Bourgogne Blanc (Jan 2019)
- Cellar Favorites: Coutet Cuvée Madame (Jan 2019)
- 2018
- Asti & Moscato d'Asti: The Delightful Lightness of Being (Dec 2018)
- Ceretto Barbaresco Asili: 1974-2014 (Dec 2018)
- Cellar Favorites: 1945, 1966 & 1982 Gruaud Larose (Dec 2018)
- Vinous Table: La Ciau del Tornavento, Treiso, Italy (Dec 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1970 Château de Fieuzal Rouge (Dec 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Gaja Barbaresco Costa Russi (Nov 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Luciano Sandrone Nebbiolo d’Alba Valmaggiore (Nov 2018)
- 2014 Barolo: Late Releases (Nov 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 2010 Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Blanchot Grand Cru (Nov 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1955 Cantina Mascarello Barolo (Oct 2018)
- Barbaresco – Out of the Shadows: The 2016s & 2015s (Oct 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 & 1995 Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon (Oct 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: Domaine Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée Cros-Parantoux 1er Cru (Oct 2018)
- Malvirà Roero Arneis Vigna Renesio: 2007 – 2015 (Oct 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1979 Niebaum-Coppola Rubicon (Oct 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1955 Domaine Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Célestins (Sep 2018)
- Book Excerpt - Barolo MGA Vol. I, 2nd Edition (Sep 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1991 Domaine Pierre Morey Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru (Sep 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1971 Cantina Mascarello Barolo (Sep 2018)
- Omaggio a Beppe Rinaldi (Sep 2018)
- A Tribute to Beppe Rinaldi (Sep 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1985 Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes (Sep 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1971 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo (Aug 2018)
- Vinous Table: Il Cascinale Nuovo, Isola d'Asti, Italy (Aug 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1906 Château d’Arche Crème de Tête (Aug 2018)
- Cellar Favorites: Château Lanzerac: 1961 – 1968 (Aug 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1998 Fontodi Chianti Classico (Aug 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1985 Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin (Jul 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1900 Château Margaux Deuxième Vin (Jul 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Fratelli Alessandria Barolo Monvigliero (Jul 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1988 Domaine Gentaz-Dervieux Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune (Jul 2018)
- Cellar Favorites: Laville Haut-Brion (Jul 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1955 Château Latour (Jun 2018)
- The Last Frontier: Nebbiolos of Alto Piemonte & Valtellina (Jun 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1937 Château Coutet (Jun 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1961 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru (Jun 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1961 Latour-à-Pomerol (Jun 2018)
- Piedmont’s Affordable Gems (Jun 2018)
- Vinous Table: Il Cascinale Nuovo, Isola d'Asti, Italy (May 2018)
- Cellar Favorites: David Abreu – Revisiting the 2008s (May 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet (May 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1978 Jurançon Moelleux Le Clos Joliette (May 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1948 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port (May 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1947 Cos d’Estournel (Apr 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 2006 Tertre Rôteboeuf (Apr 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1966 Heidsieck & Co. Brut Rosé Dry Monopole (Apr 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1973 Pétrus (Apr 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: Château Latour: Latest Releases (Apr 2018)
- Vinous Table: Repubblica di Perno, Monforte d’Alba, Italy (Mar 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: Jadot’s 2015 Beaune 1er Cru Celebration (Mar 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: Blandy’s Madeira – Recent Releases (Mar 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Thierry Allemand Cornas Chaillot (Mar 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Troplong Mondot (Mar 2018)
- Cellar Favorites: 1870 & 1970 Centenario Colheita Tawny Port (Feb 2018)
- Book Excerpt: Barolo, MGA Vol. II, The Birth of an Appellation (Feb 2018)
- 2014 Barolo: Surprise, Surprise… (Feb 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 2001 Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Célestins (Feb 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1972 Paul Jaboulet Ainé Cornas (Feb 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 2000 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru (Feb 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 2006 Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico (Jan 2018)
- Vinous Table: Vintage 1997, Torino, Italy (Jan 2018)
- Remembering Bruno Giacosa (Jan 2018)
- Naples Winter Wine Festival Charity Dinner (Jan 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: Philip Togni Library Releases: 2007 - 1997 - 1987 (Jan 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1969 Domine Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques 1er Cru (Jan 2018)
- Cellar Favorite: 1994 Rochioli Pinot Noir West Block (Jan 2018)
- 2017
- Cellar Favorite: 2000 Smith Haut Lafitte (Dec 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises (Dec 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon (Dec 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne (Nov 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2009 Sperling Riesling Old Vines Okanagan Valley British Columbia (Nov 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1983 Prunotto Barbaresco Riserva (Nov 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2007 Antinori Tignanello (Nov 2017)
- 2014 Barbaresco: An October Surprise (Oct 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Domaine Dujac Clos de La Roche (Oct 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1978 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche – Grand Cru (Oct 2017)
- 1996 Piedmont: The Proof is in the Pudding (Oct 2017)
- 2013 Barolo: The Late Releases (Oct 2017)
- 1978 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Speciale Villero (Oct 2017)
- Piedmont's Finest Eating Destinations: 2017 Edition (Oct 2017)
- La Festa del Barolo 2017 (Oct 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1964 Dom Pérignon - Original Release (Oct 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1989 Giuseppe Mascarello & Figlio Barolo Monprivato (Sep 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1970 Bodegas Vega Sicilia Único (Sep 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1971 Dom Ruinart (Sep 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1986 Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco Gaiun (Aug 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: Three Gems from Giacomo Conterno (Aug 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Jacques Selosse Brut Blanc de Blancs (Aug 7)
- Vinous Tasting Group - The Wines of Bruno Giacosa (Aug 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2004 Roses de Jeanne Rose de Saignée Le Creux d'Enfer (Jul 2017)
- Vinous Table: Ristorante Il Centro, Priocca, Italy (Jul 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1989 Domenico Clerico Barolo Bricotto Bussia (Jul 2017)
- Remembering Domenico Clerico (Jul 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2006 Cave Spring Cellars Indian Summer Select Late Harvest Riesling Niagara Peninsula (Jul 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2001 Armand Rousseau Chambertin-Clos de Bèze (Jul 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1979 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche (Jul 2017)
- Cellar Favorites: Abreu: Checking in on the 2007s (Jun 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1999 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Clos de Vougeot (Jun 2017)
- Cellar Favorites: Seven Classics from Ridge (Jun 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Col D’Orcia Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (Jun 2017)
- Eight Decades of Cappellano Barolo: 1935-2011 (May 2017)
- Cellar Favorites: Château Latour – 2017 Library Releases (May 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1975 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Bussia di Monforte Riserva Speciale (May 2017)
- Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Retrospective: 1990-2010 (May 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1983 Château Gruaud-Larose (May 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1986 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey (May 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1999 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Beerenauslese (May 2017)
- Cellar Favorites: 1973 Krug Vintage & Krug Collection (Apr 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1991 Vilmart & Cie Brut Cœur de Cuvée (Apr 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino (Apr 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1996 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Falletto (Apr 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1989 Domaine G. Roumier Chambolle-Musigny Amoureuses 1er Cru (Mar 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1993 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé (Mar 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1988 Francesco Rinaldi Barolo La Brunata (Mar 2017)
- Bruno Giacosa: Barbaresco Santo Stefano 1964-2007 (Mar 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1970 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour (Mar 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Ravenswood Zinfandel Monte Rosso (Feb 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Basserman-Jordan Deidesheimer Kieselberg Riesling Beerenauslese (Feb 2017)
- Piedmont: Top Values and Everyday Gems (Feb 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2006 Colgin Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill (Feb 2017)
- 2013 Barolo: Sublime Finesse & Elegance (Feb 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Domaine G. Roumier Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru (Feb 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1996 Vilmart & Cie Cuvée Creation (Jan 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Quintarelli Veneto Rosso del Bepi (Jan 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1999 Stoney Ridge Gewürztraminer Icewine - Niagara Peninsula (Jan 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Castello di Ama Merlot L’Apparita (Jan 2017)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir (Jan 2017)
- 2016
- Cellar Favorite: 1974 E. Pira e Figli Barolo (Dec 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1976 Hungarovin Tokaji Aszu Essencia (Dec 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2004 Marotti Campi Lacrima di Morro d’Alba Orgiolo (Dec 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1978 Ridge Petite Sirah York Creek (Nov 2016)
- Bartolo Mascarello Retrospective: 1958-2010 (Nov 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1985 Château Carbonnieux Rouge Grand Cru Classe’ Pessac-Léognan (Nov 2016)
- 2012 Barolo Part 2 – The Late Releases (Nov 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1982 Cantina Vignaioli Elvio Pertinace Barbaresco Marcarini (Nov 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1978 Maison Leroy Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru (Oct 2016)
- 1971 Krug Vintage - Magnum (Oct 2016)
- Barbaresco: Worlds Apart (Oct 2016)
- Cellar Favorites: Taittinger: 1996 & 1995 Comtes de Champagne (Oct 2016)
- Eating & Drinking in Piedmont: 2016 Edition (Oct 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1985 Domaine J.L. Chave (Oct 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1986 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon (Oct 2016)
- La Festa del Barolo 2016 (Sep 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2006 Milziade Antano Montefalco Sagrantino Colleallodole (Sep 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1996 Château d’Yquem (Sep 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1976 Hugel Riesling Selection de Grains Nobles (Sep 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2004 Henry of Pelham Riesling Icewine (Sep 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Contini Vernaccia Karmis (Aug 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Willi Schaefer Graacher Dombprost Riesling Beerenauslese (Aug 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Arnaldo Caprai Sagrantino di Montefalco Cobra (Aug 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna del Sorbo (Aug 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2007 Château Coutet (Jul 2016)
- The End of the Innocence - English & Italian (Jul 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2008 Domaine Weinbach Pinot Gris Altenbourg Quintessence de Grains Nobles Cuvée d’Or (Jul 2016)
- 2005 Barolo: A Dark Horse Emerges (Jul 2016)
- 2007 Long Shadows Vintners Collection Poet’s Leap Riesling (Jul 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne (Jun 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1947 Cheval Blanc (Jun 2016)
- A Look Back at the 2004 & 2005 Barbarescos (Jun 2016)
- Cellar Favorites: Abreu 2005 Madrona Ranch & Thorevilos (Jun 2016)
- Cellar Favorites: Two From Bruno Giacosa (Jun 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1993 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque Rosé (May 2016)
- Cellar Favorites: A Duo of Piedmont 2004s (May 2016)
- Vietti Barolo Rocche: A Historical Retrospective 1961-2011 (May 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Dujac Fils & Père Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 1er Cru (May 2016)
- 1929 Louis Roederer Brut (May 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2006 Vieux Château Certan (May 2016)
- 1975 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon (Apr 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1978 Cheval Blanc (Apr 2016)
- Nebbiolo’s Northern Lights: Alto Piemonte & Valtellina (Apr 2016)
- Book Excerpt: The Barbaresco Great Vineyards Encyclopedia (Apr 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1976 Château Climens (Apr 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny (Apr 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2000 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Le Rocche del Falletto (Mar 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1982 Château Latour (Mar 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon (Mar 2016)
- 2012 Barolo: Grace Under Pressure (Mar 2016)
- Vinous Event: Vietti Barolo Rocche 1961-2011 (Mar 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1982 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino (Mar 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Château Palmer (Feb 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1987 Giuseppe Mascarello & Figlio Barolo Monprivato (Feb 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1980 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino (Feb 2016)
- Vinous in London – April 26 & 27, 2016 (Feb 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal Selection de Grains Nobles (Feb 2016)
- La Festa del Barolo 2015 (Apr 2015)
- Cellar Favorites: 1996 & 1985 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Feb 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Vincent Dauvissat Chablis La Forest – 1er Cru (Jan 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1962 Louis M. Martini California Mountain Pinot Noir Special Selection (Jan 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1996 Armand Rousseau Chambertin – Grand Cru (Jan 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut (Jan 2016)
- 2015
- Cellar Favorite: 2003 Cos d’Estournel (Dec 2015)
- 2004 Barolo: The Cream Rises to The Top (May 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1914 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Collection (Dec 2015)
- Affordable Piedmont – Dolcetto, Barbera & Langhe Nebbiolo (Dec 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1983 Léon Beyer Gewürztraminer Selection de Grains Nobles Quintessence (Dec 2015)
- 2011 Barolo, Part 2 - Late Releases (Dec 2015)
- 2012 & 2013 Barbaresco – A Study in Contrasts (Dec 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: Checking in on the Lafon 2010s (Dec 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1953 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage Collection (Nov 2015)
- Vinous Napa Valley Vineyard Maps (Nov 2016)
- Historic Piedmont: A Trip Back In Time (Nov 2015)
- Cellar Favorites: 1976 & 1979 Krug Vintage Magnums (Nov 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Carl von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (Nov 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py (Nov 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1992 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet – Grand Cru (Oct 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2005 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Masseto (Oct 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1962 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Selection (Oct 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2008 Bodega Poesia Poesia (Oct 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1990 Jacques Selosse Brut Blanc de Blancs (Sep 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1998 Seppi Landmann Sylvaner Recolté en Vin de Glace (Sep 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1985 Georges Mugneret Ruchottes-Chambertin (Sep 2015)
- Cellar Favorites: Four Classic Cabernet Sauvignons from Randy Dunn (Sep 2015)
- Piedmont 2015 (Sep 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2000 Harlan Estate (Aug 2015)
- Cellar Favorites: 1981 Château Cos d’Estournel and 1981 Château Pavie (Aug 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2001 Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (Aug 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1992 Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce (Aug 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: Three from Domaine Leflaive (Aug 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2011 Miani Malvasia (Jul 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Soter Vineyards Pinot Noir Beacon Hill (Jul 2015)
- Italy: Odds & Ends (Jul 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1975 Travaglini Gattinara (Jul 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2008 Schlumberger Gewürztraminer Cuvee Christine Vendages Tardives (Jul 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1985 Ceretto Barolo Bricco Rocche Brunate (Jun 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile (Jun 2015)
- Elio Altare – Portraits in Nebbiolo: 1984-2004 (Jun 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2003 Terlano Pinot Bianco Vorberg Riserva (Jun 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2001 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo (Jun 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1988 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte (Jun 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1982 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (May 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1978 Ridge Petite Sirah York Creek (May 2015)
- Exploring Roero (May 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1982 Château Margaux (May 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1989 Tenuta Frassitelli d’Ambra Biancolella dell’Isola d’Ischia (May 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: Gems from Robert Weil (Apr 2015)
- 1990 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage (Apr 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1979 Giovannini Moresco Barbaresco Podere del Pajorè (Apr 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1999 Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Vieilles Vignes (Apr 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1989 Giuseppe Mascarello & Figlio Barolo Monprivato (Mar 2015)
- Cappellano: The 2010 Barolos (Mar 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1989 Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste. Hune Vendages Tardives Hors Choix (Mar 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1986 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Villero (Mar 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2011 Échézeaux – Grand Cru (Mar 2015)
- 2011 Barolo: The Here and Now (Mar 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2006 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Masseto (Feb 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1965 Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino (Feb 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: Taylor’s 1964 and 1965 Very Old Single Harvest Port (Feb 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1979 & 1988 Egon Müller- Scharzhof Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese - Auction (Feb 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: Aubert 2005 Chardonnay Lauren Vineyard (Jan 2015)
- Vinous Table: Massimo Camia, La Morra (Jan 2015)
- Brovia – Barolo Rocche di Castiglione: 1982-2010 (Jan 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 2009 Miani Sauvignon Saurint (Jan 2015)
- Cellar Favorite: 1976 R. Lopéz de Heredia Viña Tondonia Rioja Gran Reserva (Jan 2015)
- 2014
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Vieilles Vignes - Grand Cru (Dec 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 2000 Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Bèze – Grand Cru (Dec 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 2000 Jean-Louis Chave Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin (Dec 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 2007 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (Dec 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 2000 J.F. Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (Dec 2014)
- Everyday Piedmont - Dolcetto, Barbera and Langhe Nebbiolo (Nov 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: Roederer 1979 Cristal (Nov 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: Domaine G. Roumier 1978 Musigny – Grand Cru (Nov 2014)
- Vinous Table: La Ciau del Tornavento, Treiso (Nov 2014)
- Gaja: Sorì San Lorenzo 1971-2011 (Nov 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: Bartolo Mascarello 1986 & 1989 Barolo - Magnum (Nov 2014)
- White Truffles, Barolo & Barbaresco (Nov 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: Screaming Eagle 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Nov 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: Six Epic Monfortinos (Oct 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Salon - Magnum (Oct 2014)
- The Vinous 2014 Guide to Eating and Drinking in Piedmont (Oct 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 1992 Dunn Petit Sirah Howell Mountain (Oct 2014)
- Barbaresco’s Stellar 2011s (Oct 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 1995 Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard Vieilles Vignes (Oct 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 1992 and 2002 Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon (Sep 2014)
- Vinous Table: Barolofriends Wine Bar, Barolo (Sep 2014)
- 2010 Barolo: Flying High Again, Part 2 (Sep 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 1982 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino (Sep 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet 1988-2004 (Sep 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: Krug’s Epic 1966 Vintage [magnum] (Sep 2014)
- Vinous Table: Guido da Costigliole, Relais San Maurizio (Sep 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: Two Glorious 1960s Barolos (Sep 2014)
- 2011 Barolo – A First Look (Sep 2014)
- 1999 Barolo: Brilliance, Intensity and Class (Aug 2014)
- Checking in on the 1999 Barbarescos (Aug 2014)
- Vinous Table: La Piola, Alba (Aug 2014)
- Vinous Table: La Ciau del Tornavento, Treiso (Aug 2014)
- Vinous Table: Relais del Sant'Uffizio, Asti, Italy (Aug 2014)
- 2003 Barolo: Ten Years Later (Jun 2014)
- Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino 1970-2006 from Magnum (May 2014)
- A Look Back at the 2008 Barolos (May 2014)
- Giacomo Conterno: Barbera d’Alba Cascina Francia 2000-2010 (Mar 2014)
- Exploring Northern Piedmont (Mar 2014)
- 2010 Barolo: Flying High Again (Jan 2014)
- La Festa del Barolo 2013 Gala Dinner (Mar 2014)
- Barolo: A Classification of Vineyards (Feb 2014)
- Vinous Table: Castello di Grinzane Cavour, Piedmont, Italy (Feb 2014)
- Cellar Favorite: 1966 Maison Leroy Beaune (Jan 2015)
- 2013
- Piedmont’s Glorious 1989 and 1990 Vintages Revisited (Feb 2010)
- Vinous Table: The Night of the Forgotten Labels (Nov 2013)
- Vinous Table: La Ciau del Tornavento, Treiso, Italy (Nov 2013)
- Vinous Table: Centro Storico, Piedmont (Nov 2013)
- Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2013)
- Piedmont Beyond Barolo and Barbaresco (Oct 2013)
- Vinous Table: Piedmont Gems from the Cellar (Oct 2013)
- 2009 Barolo: Highs and Lows, Part 2 (Oct 2013)
- Barbaresco 2010: Treiso Shines (Oct 2013)
- School’s in Session – Dinner with Il Professore (Oct 2013)
- The Vinous Guide to Eating and Drinking in Piedmont (Sep 2013)
- La Festa del Barolo: Rare Wine Charity Dinner (Jul 2013)
- Vinous Table: La Rei, Serralunga, Italy (Jun 2013)
- 2009 Barolo: Highs and Lows (May 2013)
- 2012
- 1978 Piemonte Retrospective at Eleven Madison Park (Nov 2012)
- Piemonte: 2009 and 2010 Barbaresco Plus Other New Releases (Oct 2012)
- Piedmont Report: Checking in on the 2001 Baroli (Apr 2012)
- Barolo 2008: The Incredible Lightness of Being (Apr 2012)
- 2011
- Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2011)
- Alba When It Sizzles (Oct 2011)
- New Releases from Piedmont: The Stars Are Aligned (Oct 2011)
- Vietti: Barolo Riserva Villero – A Complete Retrospective 1982-2004 (Aug 2011)
- Checking in on Piedmont’s 2000 Vintage (Jun 2011)
- Barolo 2007: Greatness in the Making (Feb 2011)
- 2010
- New Releases from Piedmont (Dec 2010)
- Bruno Giacosa Dinner at Bar Boulud, New York (Oct 2010)
- Vinous Table: Dom Pérignon and Giacosa Verticals, Del Posto, New York (Jun 2010)
- Roberto Voerzio – Past, Present and Future: 1988-2008 (Mar 2010)
- Vietti: Anatomy of Barolo (Feb 2010)
- 2006 Barolo: A Modern-Day Classic in the Making (Feb 2010)
- 2009
- Vinous Table: Ristorante Bovio, La Morra, Italy (Nov 2009)
- Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2009)
- Piedmont Comes Of Age (Oct 2009)
- A Survey of Michet: Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo 1967-2001 (Sep 2009)
- Elio Altare: A Retrospective of Larigi 1985-2008 (May 2009)
- Produttori del Barbaresco: 1978-1996 (Apr 2009)
- Barolo 2005: Location, Location, Location (Apr 2009)
- Checking in on the 1998 Barolos (Feb 2009)
- 2008
- 1967 Piedmont….and White Truffles (Dec 2008)
- New Releases from Piedmont (Oct 2008)
- Piedmont’s Legendary 1978 Barolos and Barbarescos Redux (Aug 2008)
- Thirty Years of Vietti: Barolo Rocche 1974-2004 (May 2008)
- 2007
- A First Look at the 2004 Barolos (Dec 2007)
- Granbussia Through the Decades: 1974-2001 (Nov 2007)
- Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2007)
- First Annual Nebbiolo and White Truffle Charity Dinner (Nov 2007)
- Piedmont Report (Oct 2007)
- Massolino: A Journey Through Vigna Rionda 1982 - 2001 (Oct 2007)
- Cavallotto: The Re-Emergence of One of Barolo’s Historic Estates (Aug 2007)
- A Conversation with Domenico Clerico (May 2007)
- New Releases from Piedmont: Dolcetto 2005 and Barbera 2003/2004 (Apr 2007)
- 2006
- Giuseppe Mascarello Revisited: 1967 - 2001 (Oct 2006)
- Italy’s 2001 Barolo and 2001 and 2003 Barbaresco vintages (Oct 2006)
- Paolo Scavino: A Major Retrospective (Oct 2006)
- Vinous Table: Centro Storico, Piedmont (Sep 2006)
- Barolo 1999: The Forgotten Vintage (May 2006)
- Elio Altare Revisited: 1970 – 1991 (May 2006)
- An Unforgettable Winter Dinner: Barolo 1958 – 1998 (May 2006)
- Piedmont Report Issue 7 (May 2006)
- A Memorable Evening of Barolo and Barbaresco: 1978 – 1990 (May 2006)
- The ‘Legends of Piedmont’ at Crush (May 2006)
- Barolo 2002: New Releases (May 2006)
- Vintage Retrospective: The 1978 Barolos and Barbarescos (Jan 2006)
- Piedmont Report Issue 6 (Jan 2006)
- A Magical Evening of Great Barolos at Cru (Jan 2006)
- 2005
- Vintage Retrospective: The 1985 Barolos and Barbarescos (Oct 2005)
- Bruno Giacosa Revisited: 1986-1988 (Oct 2005)
- Paolo Scavino: Barolo Cannubi 1989-2001 (Oct 2005)
- Luciano Sandrone: Barolo Cannubi Boschis 1985-2001 (Oct 2005)
- Four Decades of Barolo: Wines of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s (Oct 2005)
- Piedmont Report Issue 5 (Oct 2005)
- Giacomo Conterno Vertical Tasting (Jul 2005)
- An update from Barolo... (Jul 2005)
- Piedmont Report Issues 3 & 4 (Jul 2005)
- Giuseppe Mascarello Vertical Tasting (Jul 2005)
- Cavallotto: The Barolo Riservas (Apr 2005)
- Piedmont Report Issue 2 (Apr 2005)
- Produttori del Barbaresco: The 1999 Riservas (Apr 2005)
- 2004
- An Introduction to Piedmont Report (Dec 2004)
- The 1997 Gajas Revisited (Dec 2004)
- Marcarini: Barolo Brunate 1996-2001 (Dec 2004)
- Some Thoughts on Barolo 2000 and a Preview of 2001.... (Dec 2004)
- Barbaresco 2001: An Overview of Current Releases (Dec 2004)
- Piedmont Report Issue 1 (Dec 2004)
- Elio Altare: Barolo Brunate 1999-2001 (Dec 2004)
- Exploring Brunate: The 2000 Brunate Barolos (Dec 2004)
- Barolos of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s (Dec 2004)
- Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2004)
- 2003
- Dolcetto and Barbera (Jan 2003)
- 2002
- Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2002)
- 2001
- Three Vertical Tastings (Sep 2001)
- Focus on Barbera and Dolcetto (Jan 2001)
- 2000
- Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2000)
- Cellar Favorite: 2002 Domaine François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre (Sep 2017)
- 1998
- Focus on Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 1998)
- 1990
- Cellar Favorites: Château Latour – New Releases (Jul 2016)
- Cellar Favorite: Torbreck Library Wines (Mar 2022)