I visited Sepp’s Southern Austrian vines five years back. They’re lush and vibrant. On that afternoon, I was a happy little girl in the mountains, instead of a morose one... read more →
In 2012, Nacho Gonzalez, a biologist, started to reclaim vines in his area that had been overrun with chemical farming. He is doing gorgeous work and is committed to working... read more →
From the Côte Chalonnaise comes a classy little number from good old Dominique. First off, all of his 2014s are marvelous. Even the basic Le Ban Saint-Aubin. This delivered a... read more →
I found this swell bubble from Franciacorta at ViVit, the natural wine tasting that is tucked into the Vinitaly wine fair. Well, it’s not actually labeled Franciacorta and that’s because... read more →
Elisabetta made this wine as a bugger off to all of those in her region who view pinot gris as a stupid cash cow. She aimed to restore it to... read more →
Ever since Pierre defected Chambers Street for T. Edwards the wines have been impossible to find. So sad because they need to be discoverable. This one from marl and limestone... read more →
Sorry to do this to you, but here’s another lovely, hard-to-find wine from this magical estate. You might have to go to the Domaine in the Macon which is certainly... read more →
Is it the next cult wine? Perhaps. Beautiful. Importers were fighting over these from Lise and Bertrand at the last Dive Bouteille, even though they were in plain sight for... read more →
From gneiss soils, four whole years on the lees. So what does that mean? Plenty of complexity for a little simple wine that is far from simple with the depth... read more →
An assured and flashy offering from natural wine-challenged Austria. Half of the grapes get a few hours of skin contact, the other half get 6 months. The two then get... read more →