Rinaldi is always hard to snag, but this one is really worth going the extra effort for. From soils higher in iron and easy to drain, which was truly a... read more →
Worth blowing the piggy bank for this and speaking to your wine merchant to see if they can save you a few bottles. Barolo of this quality is hard to... read more →
Okay. Hans Peter Schmidt, the vigneron here, is a bit intense, a little single-minded but that’s what we love. The first time I met him I was entranced, thinking I... read more →
Blind taste your friends on this one. Syrah? Yes it is and such a mild expression. Christian is about a 45-minute drive from Vienna near the Neusiedlersee (that would be... read more →
When the Czechs get it together are they ever going to give nearby Austria a run for their vines. Some of them are so damn interesting and when I plunked... read more →
From one of the most sensitive vineyards I’ve ever walked. These are in the western Georgia on yellow clay and limestone soils. Archil has used the traditional way to blend... read more →
Many USA commercial and small independent ciders lack the personality of Europe’s best. This is shameful as the Northeast has some of the world’s best cider apples. Evidence? Sponti. Culled... read more →
Years back I remember hearing about some nutcase in Ambonnay, one of the twelve Grand Cru villages of Champagne. Beaufort worked not in biodynamics or organics but aromatherapy. The wines... read more →
Bravo Bloomers! Slaving there in the thankless but oh-so-promising Lake Seneca, showing the world that terroir prevails. A combination of whole bunches and crushed grapes. Vinified in steel tanks for... 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 →