MASSETO: THE MAGIC OF MERLOT

Masseto is one of our top wineries of the decade. Read more about them and the philosophy that estate director Axel Heinz brings to the winery. If there is one winery in Tuscany that contends with the chateaux in Bordeaux and Burgundy, it has to be Masseto. It even sells a large proportion of its production through Bordeaux wine merchants. Set under the sunny Bolgheri region of Italy, Masseto’s iconic vineyard stretches across a gently sloping valley, where greyish-blue clay lies underfoot and the Tyrrhenian Sea ricochets light across the vines. It… Read More

We Asked 15 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Expensive Wine You Ever Tasted? 

“One of my favorite aspects of the wine community is the culture of sharing,” says one sommelier. If Petrus, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche, or Screaming Eagle are on the table, we’re inclined to agree. Learn about 15 wine professionals’ most expensive wines here. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Screaming Eagle. Petrus. Château Margaux. We asked wine professionals across the country to share the most incredible (and incredibly pricey) wines they’ve ever tasted, and their answers are unsurprisingly enviable. Here are the most expensive wines 15 sommeliers have had the pleasure of… Read More