About a year ago, I read a report that said 2015 was a year in which Mother Nature smiled on the grapes in Italy’s Brunello di Montalcino district. Brunello is one of Italy’s greatest red wines. The ...

Staring at the vintage chart in the February issue of Wine Enthusiast magazine, my eyes began to blur. Red, purple, green, orange and blue squares merged into a vinous Rorschach test challenging me on ...