EVERY OENOPHILE I know remembers the first wine he or she loved; and yet none of them still loves that same wine today. As wine drinkers gain knowledge and experience, the world of wine invariably ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. Piemonte (aka Piedmont—I’ll use the Italian name) is one of ...

The Piedmont region in northwest Italy is home to the magnificent, age worthy red wines of Barolo, Barbaresco and Gattinara. I am certainly a fan of these wines but I rarely find myself reaching for a ...

Looking for something different to drink this summer? Perhaps you want to shake up what wine you have with dinner? Believe me. I know how easy it is to fall into familiar habits, especially when it ...

Winemaker and fifth generation family overseer of Soldati La Scolca in Italy's Piedmont is giving increasing attention to climate change. Gavi wines from Piedmont have been among the most popular ...

The name is a pleasure to pronounce, and the price is reasonable, too. So why is Gavi, the white wine of Piedmont, Italy, so scarce on American wine store shelves? A half-century ago, Gavi was the ...

Gil Kulers is a sommelier and maitre d’ for an Atlanta country club. You can reach him at gil.kulers@winekulers.com. 2013 Castello di Tassarolo dei Marchesi, Spinola Vineyard, Gavi, Tassarolo, Italy ...

Back in 2012 I published a book, 100 Most Iconic Wine Estates. It was a devilish task whittling down my favourite wineries to the final century of greats. Over the intervening eight years I cannot ...

The problem with “best of” lists, like my compilation of some of the year’s top wines a few weeks ago, is that once they come out a late discovery inevitably emerges that would certainly have made the ...

It’s a new year and with that comes making resolutions and setting goals. For me, my goals are always about travel. Where will I go? When can I go? While travel is not on my schedule right now, I am ...