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July 12, 2019
Montalcino may be one of the most beautiful places in Tuscany. The town itself sits bathed in sunlight atop a large hill, with sweeping vineyards and forests descending from it in flowing circles like the drape of a long, tiered skirt. It’s a rather small and remote place—some 240 mostly family-owned wineries. But for many […]
June 21, 2019
John Terlato is more than a man on a mission. He’s a man possessed. Terlato, the co-owner of Chicago-based Terlato Wines, has spent the last 15 years trying to elevate the family’s crown jewel in California—Sanford Winery—to “grand cru status” as one of the greatest pinot noir and chardonnay estates in the world. That journey […]
June 7, 2019
A WineSpeed reader recently sent me this article: Shitting Good. That’s What I Like About Natural Wine. In addition to the crude title (unless maybe the wine had a weird manifestation of Brettanomyces?), the piece had a self-righteous tone that’s becoming all too common among articles dealing with so-called natural wine. But even worse were […]
May 24, 2019
Sauvignon blanc is one of the few grape varieties that makes delicious wines all over the world. (Most varieties are confined to just a small handful of places). But where did it come from? Who were its parents? And how did it arrive in California? The answers are fascinating. Sauvignon blanc originated in the Loire […]
