Wine · Place · People

The Cellar.

Bottles worth remembering.
A little more understanding in every glass.

Vineyards, cypress trees and stone buildings near Montalcino, Tuscany

Wine Guide No. 001 · Italy

Italian Reds,
Decoded.

Six familiar names. Three regions.
A few delicious differences.

Brunello, Barolo, Barbaresco, Super Tuscans, Ripasso and Amarone—an illustrated guide to what’s in the glass, what sets each apart, and what those letters on the label mean.

Explore the guide With visual aroma cues & a printable companion

Bottles & stories

Worth another pour.

A bottle opened at home. A place understood through its wine. Personal discoveries, each with a photograph and a story of its own.

Field Guide No. 001Filed under · Field Guide · The Journey · The CellarOne Hundred Kilometers Through GaliciaAlbariño, friendship, and what comes next.Read the entry Wine Discovery No. 001Filed under · A Bottle · The CellarArchival Parallax 011The Mount Veeder Cabernet that introduced me to Archival—and the philosophy that made me want to know more.Read the entry
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with a single glass.

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