Trip to Burgundy for the Hospices de Beaune auction
By John Truax
I spent a week in Beaune tasting across top domaines and the Hospices de Beaune, getting an in-depth look at the challenging but promising 2024 and 2025 vintages. Despite heavy...
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Bordeaux 2022 Vintage: Everything you need to know
By Jeff Patten
Well, simply put, 2022 is a great Bordeaux vintage. In most people’s estimation, it ranks together with 2005 as one of the greatest vintages so far this century. In some...
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Marvels on the Margins Part 4: Aglianico
By Jeff Patten
The first thing that everybody learns about Aglianico is that it’s kind of like Nebbiolo. Calling Aglianico the “Nebbiolo of the South” may sound trite, and yet it is helpful....
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A Rare Vertical Tasting with Two (or Three?) Generations of Agrapart
By Joshua Cohen
A Champagne lunch with Pascal Agrapart and his son Amboise is an exceptionally rare treat. So no surprise the guest list was a who's who of top New York City...
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Marvels on the Margins Part 3: Trentino-Alto Adige
By Jeff Patten
This is a region of mountains where two of Europe’s great cultures, Latin and Germanic, collide. The mountains themselves are great for skiing and hiking but are too high for...
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Marvels on the Margins: Part 2 - Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
By Jeff Patten
Explore this hidden gem of Italian wines in our latest exploration, 'Marvels on the Margins: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.' Embark on a journey through the heart of Tuscany to uncover...
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Marvels on the Margins: Part 1 - Introduction
By Jeff Patten
The goal of this series is to deliver something more practical to wine lovers: profiles on wine regions with deep and serious wine traditions, producing great wines that consumers can...
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Best Champagne for New Years - 2023 Edition
By Andrew Chen
Our mantra is that it's always a good time for bubbles. But let's face it, New Year's Eve is a really good time for bubbles! With nearly 400 Champagnes to choose among from...
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Grower Champagne: A guide to the best bubbles in the world and what makes them different from the Grandes Marques
By Joshua Cohen
Champagne is the world’s most famous sparkling wine. Hailing from the Champagne regions of France, its biggest names are among the biggest names in wine: Moet, Dom Perignon, Veuve Clicquot,...
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The Best Barolo Vintages: From 1961 to Today
By Jeff Patten
As passionate explorers of Barolo, we've delved into the region's vintage history since 1961, uncovering how each year's unique climate has sculpted these revered wines. This journey reveals the dramatic...
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Wines of Portugal: 2023 USA Grand Tasting Tour Kicks Off March 30th
By Andrew Chen
Wines of Portugal and Flatiron Wines have teamed up to organize tastings in San Francisco, D.C. and New York as a part of three city tour of the United States...
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2019 Barolo Vintage: Great Wines with Long Futures
By Jeff Patten
The 2019s remind me of many 2016s, except at this stage they are a little more powerful and a touch less transparent. The wines are balanced with elegant tannins and...
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Flatiron's Guide to Austrian Wine, Part 7: Wagram
By Clara Dalzell
It may seem ironic but we think of the Wagram as the most quintessentially Austrian wine region. Ironic, since it’s the newest DAC (“Districtus Austriae Controllatus,” Austria’s equivalent of the...
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Flatiron's Guide to Austrian Wine, Part 6: Guide to the Vineyards, Wines and Wine Taverns of Vienna
By Clara Dalzell
What is the greatest Wine City in the world? Vienna gets my vote. That’s probably not what you’d expect. Vienna’s certainly not the best city in the world for finding the...
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