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2 months ago | 
wineenthusiast.com | Aleks Zecevic
Few wines possess the near-mythic status of Clos Ste. Hune. Hailing from a mere 1.67 hectares of limestone-rich earth within Alsace’s Rosacker Grand Cru, this legendary Riesling has remained a beacon of age-worthy white wine for a century. With the Trimbach family’s release of the 2019 vintage, which is just hitting the U.S. market, Clos Ste. Hune marks 100 years, a milestone that only underscores its enduring mystique. The name of the Clos traces back to a 7th-century legend.
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2 months ago | 
wineenthusiast.com | Aleks Zecevic
For a certain kind of wine geek, few grape matchups are as compelling as Riesling vs. Chenin Blanc. It’s like picking between John Coltrane on the saxophone and Jimi Hendrix on guitar—legends, but with completely different rhythms and soul. Both shapeshift from bone-dry to lusciously sweet, never losing their keen-edged acidity. They thrive in some of the world’s finest terroirs, yielding wines that speak fluently of their origins. Growers love them for their resilience; sommeliers for their range.
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2 months ago | 
wineenthusiast.com | Aleks Zecevic
Alsace is a land of precision and poetry—where German structure meets French soul, and where the wines, like the people, are shaped by both discipline and exuberance. This sliver of northeastern France is wedged between the Rhine River and the Vosges Mountains, a geographical blessing that creates one of the driest wine regions in the country. Long, sun-drenched growing seasons allow grapes to ripen fully while still retaining their hallmark acidity.
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2 months ago | 
wineenthusiast.com | Aleks Zecevic
Alsace is where fairytales meet wine cellars. The region boasts rolling vineyards, medieval villages and half-timbered houses, so picturesque they might just lure a Smurf out of one of the nearby forests. French, but with a German twist, the stunningly beautiful region is home to fiercely independent winemakers, who craft some of Europe’s most precise, age-worthy wines.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
wineenthusiast.com | Aleks Zecevic
The rolling hills of Collio, in Northeastern Italy, are witnessing a revolution. Thirty years since the region’s first modern skin-fermented white wines were released, the Consorzio Tutela Vini Collio, the organization that oversees wines from the region, voted 72% in favor of adding a new category to its official production roster: vino da uve macerate (wine from macerated grapes), which most of us know as orange wine.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
wineenthusiast.com | Aleks Zecevic
Last year, I blind tasted two wines with a group of wine friends in Austria: a Welschriesling and a Souvignier Gris from the same producer. Both were delightful, but the Souvignier Gris, a hybrid grape (or, in Europe, PiWi), won the crowd. When its PiWi origins were revealed, the room erupted in disbelief. “Wait, a hybrid?”That moment was a reminder: Wine isn’t just about tradition or labels.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
newwinereview.com | Jason Wilson |Patrick Comiskey |Aleks Zecevic
Here’s what’s happening on the wine internet this week:💛 “The character, imagination, and sheer variety of Alsace wine is undeniable, but I often feel that it’s a little under-loved.”🔍 The wines of Savoie have a deep soul — but you have to do some searching to find it. 👍 Not all of Michigan’s wines are worth your time and money. These are. 5️⃣ 5 industry trends to watch this year. None of them surprising. 👓 If those aren’t enough, here are five more.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
newwinereview.com | Brittany Martin |Patrick Comiskey |Aleks Zecevic |Susannah Skiver Barton
In so many of my wine conversations over the years, the most challenging question from consumers that always pops up is this: Why are some wines so much more expensive than others? Often, the question is posed as a variation of this: What’s the real difference between a $50 bottle and a $15 wine? Or even more accusingly: Can you really tell the difference between a $100 wine and a $20 wine?
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
newwinereview.com | Patrick Comiskey |Aleks Zecevic |Susannah Skiver Barton
Bring up the topic of climate change to vinegrower Steve Matthiasson and you’ll find he is prone to strong opinions. Ask him “Is Napa is getting too hot for Cabernet Sauvignon?” and he’ll tell you “That’s ridiculous,” his voice rising. “Complete horseshit.” “The Napa Valley,” he goes on, “is a climate-diverse place. Carneros has two-thirds the heat accumulation as Calistoga, and Carneros is still thought of as too cool for Cabernet. Even Oak Knoll [just north of Carneros] is too cool.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
newwinereview.com | Aleks Zecevic |Susannah Skiver Barton
Savoie’s history is as rugged as its mountains, where snow-capped peaks soar into the sky, their majesty dwarfing human concerns. These dramatic heights cradle wine communes such as Apremont and Chignin, creating stunning vineyards, alpine meadows, and glacial streams that cut through the land like veins of ice. But for most of the 20th century, wine here was consumed by locals, sold in ski chalets, or poured in rustic taverns alongside dishes like fondue and raclette.
