There is always more to a good bottle than the label.

Our Producer Reports give context to the wineries, growers and vintages behind the bottle.

We look at the people in charge, the vineyards, the places they come from, the vintages that shape them, and the reasons certain releases deserve attention.

These reports are here to help you understand what makes them worth following, and to give a clearer sense of what you are buying before it reaches the glass.

Producer Report

Domaine Rion oak foudres under yellow cellar lighting, Premeaux

Domaine Patrice et Maxime Rion. The 2022s.

Toni and Jack visited Domaine Rion in Nuits-Saint-Georges this October. The 2022s are the first with father and son on the label, and the first to include Patrice's inherited family...

Domaine Patrice et Maxime Rion. The 2022s.

Toni and Jack visited Domaine Rion in Nuits-Saint-Georges this October. The 2022s are the first with father and son on the label, and the first to include Patrice's inherited family...

2020 Massolino Barolo Vigna Rionda Etichetta Nera Riserva

Half-Full in 2022: Massolino Reads the Hardest ...

2022 was the most erratic Barolo vintage in 25 years, a wine-by-wine minefield even for the best growers. Massolino is one of a handful of estates that succeeded across its...

Half-Full in 2022: Massolino Reads the Hardest ...

2022 was the most erratic Barolo vintage in 25 years, a wine-by-wine minefield even for the best growers. Massolino is one of a handful of estates that succeeded across its...

The Fifth Name: How Pierrick Bouley Joined Volnay's Aristocracy in 2023

The Fifth Name: How Pierrick Bouley Joined Voln...

In Decanter's 2023 en primeur report, Charles Curtis MW named five top producers of Pommard and Volnay. Four are the region's century-old aristocracy. The fifth is Pierrick Bouley, who took...

The Fifth Name: How Pierrick Bouley Joined Voln...

In Decanter's 2023 en primeur report, Charles Curtis MW named five top producers of Pommard and Volnay. Four are the region's century-old aristocracy. The fifth is Pierrick Bouley, who took...

The Case for Grower Wines

The Case for Grower Wines

Three growers, three sites, and what a short chain from vine to bottle actually delivers for the drinker.

The Case for Grower Wines

Three growers, three sites, and what a short chain from vine to bottle actually delivers for the drinker.

Bass Phillip 2024: Premium Pinot Noir Ranks #1 for Gippsland on Huon Hooke's Real Review

Bass Phillip 2024: Premium Pinot Noir Ranks #1 ...

The 2024 Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir has been ranked the number one Gippsland Pinot of the vintage by Huon Hooke at The Real Review. It is the second time...

Bass Phillip 2024: Premium Pinot Noir Ranks #1 ...

The 2024 Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir has been ranked the number one Gippsland Pinot of the vintage by Huon Hooke at The Real Review. It is the second time...

Finesse and precision: the 2024 Savaterre Chardonnays

Finesse and precision: the 2024 Savaterre Chard...

Of the 2024 vintage, Keppell Smith writes that "these are the years for finesse and precision." On the producer's granite slope at Beechworth, long warm days and cool nights allowed...

Finesse and precision: the 2024 Savaterre Chard...

Of the 2024 vintage, Keppell Smith writes that "these are the years for finesse and precision." On the producer's granite slope at Beechworth, long warm days and cool nights allowed...