Bianca breaks the mold on vermouths with some super, wild entries. Three seasonal options, four times a year. This one has a beautiful burn and the slight whisper of Provence.... read more →
Deirdre Heekin works organically in Vermont (a rarity for wine grapes). She birthed this from the great Hurricane Irene vintage. A stunning orange wine, so fresh and juicy and almost... read more →
Winemaker Mike Frank is a refugee from Cameron Winery and he’s a part of the new crop of Orgeon winemakers exploring a leaner style, looking to the Loire (in this... read more →
This is a rare wine with only 20 cases coming into the states. It’s as delicate as a spider’s web, and just as sturdy. More emotion than intellect.
Looking for orange wine perfection, this could be the one. Twenty-two days on the skins, fermented in open top chestnut fermenters then aged for another two years in various sized... read more →
Cerasuolo sounds like a grape but it’s really a style that became a DOC in 2010. The difference from regular Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is the reduced skin contact so the wine... read more →
Lovers of Valentini and Emidio Pepe listen up: here’s another contender for brilliant traditional wines from Abruzzo. Vinified and partially raised in stainless then plunked in Slavonian and French oak.... read more →
This is an emotional wine. Full and light at the same time, like some luxurious silk drying on a line in the sun in the early morning.
The resurrection of Emilia-Romagna and fizzy malvasia continues. A no brainer charmer. Juicy and gentle. This is hard to find, right now. But won’t be for long.
Old world alert! Jacqueline André sidesteps the trend towards 100% grenache, embraces concrete and thus manages finesse and elegance, even with 14.5% abv. Cellar the powerful 2010s and 2011s—they’ll be... read more →