We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the March 1st release, which one would it be and why?”

Tawse Sketches Cabernet/Merlot 2021, Ontario, Canada
$22.95, Tawse
John Szabo – This week’s Vintages release celebrates women in wine, and only one (among several) worth celebrating is Tawse Sketches Cabernet/Merlot 2021. The talented Jessica Otting is head winemaker at Tawse, and ’21 was ...more

Gretzky’s Art and the Artist, Women in Wine, and the Future Days of Etna
By John Szabo MS, with notes from Sara d’Amato, Megha Jhandyala, David Lawrason, and Michael Godel

Separating the Art from the Artist: Should You be Buying Wayne Gretzky-Branded Wines?

When Wayne Gretzky served as Canada’s honorary captain during the final game of the Four Nations Face-Off in Boston on February 20 (won by ...more

Text and Photos by John Szabo MS

“Italy is the country of the future,” declares Luigi Moio, president of the OIV (International Wine Organisation), professor of oenology at the University of Naples, and owner of the Quintodecimo winery in Campania. “No other country can compete thanks to all our late ripening native varieties. If you manage vineyards well, there might even be some advantages to a ...more