It is a new world, one where the price on Beaujolais is getting uncomfortable. Sure the growers deserve it, but still, I cry, and cough up the money, especially when... read more →
His importer tells me that Dario’s heart isn’t behind this, an entry level introduction to the man and his wines, but it sure doesn’t taste like that. It’s a shorter... read more →
I’m on a Pablo Chevrot roll. I visited him back in 2010 and could feel he was going to find his way into working more naturally. He did, and here’s... read more →
Combining Podolinsky biodynamics and his grandfather’s wisdom, Denis Bogoević Marušić has managed to nurse into a bottle a wine that fascinates and delights me. The wine was aged in large,... read more →
Didimi was in his seventies when he bottled his first wine. It was first sold to Tbilisi, then to Italy and now, the United States. This is made in qvevri... read more →
A perennial favorite, and the 2011 isn’t going to disappoint anyone except someone who expects Argentinian malbec, cause this is pure Cahors. As my friend said, “This is a nice little wine.”... read more →
Hervé Souhaut’s first vintage from this reclaimed vineyard in Saint Joseph, the 2012, is just about sold out. You’ll be lucky to find some on restaurant lists. It’s beautiful. I... read more →
I had this for the first time in Paris when Aaron Ayscough (a.k.a. not drinking poison) was making me lunch and I was trying to hide the fact that I... read more →
Part of the new generation of Beaujolais winemakers, Yohan has arrived. He works on 6.5 hectares. The Moulin is his largest holding, its soil mixed with three colors of glorious... read more →
Giovanni Menti aimed to make something fizzy and uncomplicated to enjoy with a group of friends. He succeeded. The vines are planted in the volcanic- soiled Gambellara. Geographically close to... read more →