The first time I glugged this back with glee was in a little street food restaurant in Rome. I was with my friend, Italian food empress, Elizabeth Minchilli. We were... read more →
This is the second vintage for the Rachais in TFL. The 2009 is spectacular, and more user-friendly than the 2006. The grapes come from a single 43-year-old plot and the... read more →
Eric Nicolas, the pioneering vigneron in Coteaux du Loire and Jasnières is celebrated for his pineau d’aunis but his chenins are also spectacular. The vines for this are up to... read more →
Want to flip people out? Give a sancerre lover this and tell them it’s the same grape. This is a big load of love from a sensitive winemaker in South... read more →
As Fifi would say, “That’s what we call the glou-glou effect.” Cherry-stained vin de soif with a touch of fruit. If you see the white by the name of Antika... read more →
I’ve forgotten to put this in for three newsletters. Bad me. Every time I drink/taste I remember that I kind of love the 2015 of this. Well made, it’s a... read more →
A crazy blend of red and white grapes with floral, bacon and tannin, savory and sandy from one of my favorite producers in Emilia-Romagna.
David slaves in biodynamics in the cold village of Trépail. One parcel for this plot was planted in 1957 the other in 1968. This is entirely from the 2009 vintage... read more →
What a brilliant little project from Christian Binner. He basically has a group of farmers who are starting to follow the natural and bottle their juice instead of selling their... read more →
Joseph Pedini lives in Brooklyn. He’s got a long commute to the vines in Oregon, but he is committed to the journey and ever since the beginning, committed to the... read more →