According to Eric and Christine Nicolas, this is an attempt to make an affordable wine from their terroir. Okay, this is not inexpensive but it is damned classy and totally... read more →
This 2015 vintage has brought some pretty crappy, sloppy rosés to the market, or am I the only one who noticed. However, Majas brought pleasure. From schist, volcanic stone and... read more →
Derek Mossman Knapp started this project—reclaiming and celebrating the ancient vines of Chile—shortly after the 2010 earthquake. One of my favorites was Lot #46. Even though the Parker rag, Wine... read more →
Every time I taste this ol’ Familiar, I am reminded what a great little wine this is. At about 12.5% ABV, it is a blend from five vineyards which stretch... 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 →
Considered Hervé’s most age-worthy, this is a great example of a wine, made in traditional fermentation and oak aging yet remains as light on its feet as a vin de... read more →
Thanks to Pascaline who dragged me over to taste with Eric Dubois years back, I’ve been following this wine even before its release. Now it’s here. Magnificent life. It had... read more →
Glou-glou deliciousness! Didn’t I always say that grolleau and côt = pineau d’aunis? I think so. Here it’s easy and thirst quenching. When it’s hot and you are just tired... read more →
Yes, there are red wines in Vinho Verde. Here we have a nifty 100% varietal from the Baseira vineyard and produced by a man I’ve not met, Antonio Ribeiro Pereira.... 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.