I’ve been singing the Rateau praises for some time and each year, Jean Claude shows his never-ceasing growth. If he’s not on your collecting list, correct that. Even for a... read more →
These are the pioneers in the Mosel. They went biodynamic in 1979 and were the only ones working that way for a very, very long time. Then they upped the... read more →
When Clos Roche Blanche (Catherine Roussel and Didier Barrouillet) retired, the world mourned the loss and that included losing one of the Loire’s most beautiful pineau d’aunis. Well, this was... read more →
Zorjan, a former policeman, found his true life’s work in wine 22 years ago. The resulting wines are authentic and from a time past. His vines are on the Slovenian... read more →
Like the man, Mark Angéli’s wines are a peaceful journey into sensibility. The La Lune, both the regular and the one raised in amphore is a blend from three vineyards... read more →
Mark Angéli treats his special single-vineyard wine to a two-year élevage, and it always seems rounder, fuller, a bit more classic with a bitter edge and bracing rhubarb. Don’t leave... read more →
This is as sad a story as it gets. Clos Cristal is the historic vineyard with crazy vines that grow through a wall to hasten ripening. It was some crazy... read more →
Meet one of the winners of the outsider Burgundy night that Pascaline and I officiated over at Rouge Tomate. Giles is based in Morey St. Denis with scattered plots around... read more →
A pretty impressive entry from the Penedès from a family reclaiming the vines and tradition. The juice—based on the 2010 vintage—is vinified in anfora, the second ferment started with honey,... read more →
Having walked the marquette vines—Vermont’s answer to Alpine nebbiolo—in the Vergennes vineyard this past August, it was obvious, barring disaster, that Deirdre and Caleb would have a crop. And a... read more →