Top 10 : New Year, New Wines

We don't believe in Dry January, but are fans of the New Year's resolution to expand your wine vocabulary. There are thousands of grapes out there, from dozens of countries, and the ever-expanding exploration is what keeps us going at GOW. Here are some recently tasted wines that will introduce you to new grapes, places, and styles. Keep in mind you will have to venture beyond your BCLS walls to find most of these wines, so make friends with your local wine retailers and agents, and ask for these and others like them. Happy wine journeys in 2020.

92/100Fitapreta Branco 2018Alentejo, Central and Southern Portugal, Portugal

92/100Quinta Da Costa Do Pinhão Peladosa 2015Cima Corga, Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, Portugal

92/100Natte Valleij Cinsault Simonsberg Paarl 2017Simonsberg-Paarl, Paarl, Coastal Region, South Africa

92/100Jim Barry Assyrtiko 2018Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia

89/100Tiberio Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2018Abruzzo, Italy

91/100Benanti Etna Bianco 2017Sicily, Italy

90/100Ferrari Brut Metodo Classico N/VTrento, Trentino- Alto-Adige, Italy

90/100Rivera Il Falcone Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva 2013Puglia, Italy

90/100Okendo Astobiza Txakoli 2018Navarra and Basque Country, Spain

91/100El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Years Old N/VSherry Jerez - Manzanilla, Spain

92/100Umani Ronchi Fonte Del Re Lacrima Di Morro D'Alba 2018Alba, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

92/100Koerner Rolle 2018Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia

91/100Alta Alella Bruant Cava 2016Alella, Catalunya (Catalonia Cataluña), Spain

91/100Izadi Rioja Blanco 2017Rioja, Spain

91/100Jean-Paul Brun Terres Dorées Beaujolais Blanc 2016Beaujolais, Burgundy, France

89/100Feudo Maccari Olli Grillo 2017Sicily, Italy

89/100Rocca Bernarda Ribolla Gialla 2017Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

92/100Boekenhoutskloof Semillon 2013Franschhoek Valley, Paarl, Coastal Region, South Africa

89/100Abbazia di Novacella Schiava 2016Trentino- Alto-Adige, Italy

89/100Spearhead Winery White Pinot Noir 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

91/100Testalonga El Bandito Mangaliza 2017Swartland, Coastal Region, South Africa

92/100De Martino Viejas Tinajas Cinsault 2018Itata Valley, Chile

91/100Pedro Parra y Familia Imagindor 2016Itata Valley, Chile

90/100Wine for Yoga Lovers Sangiovese Rose 2018Langhorne Creek, South Australia, Australia

90/100Eric Rodez Dosage Zero N/VChampagne, France

89/100Lezèr Teroldeco 2017Trentino- Alto-Adige, Italy

93/100Rieslingfreak No. 4 Eden Valley 2018Eden Valley, South Australia, Australia

90/100Hajszan-Neumann Wiener Gemischter Satz 2018Wien (Vienna), Austria