Three years back I tried to enter this into a sparkling wine festival. It was rejected because supposedly the attendees wouldn’t be able to accept the sludge in the bottle.... read more →
One day the price will go up, when Lambrusco (finally) gets sexy. But until then, it’s our secret. Love this purple fizz, that is earthy, brambly, a touch tannic and... read more →
Stony, bone dry and crunchy (a wine descriptor that’s been popular over the past two years, just go with it). It reminds me of a bony Casa Coste Piane prosecco,... read more →
Sure it’s got a hint of unfermented sugar fruit but there is something more, deeper and a touch more serious. Think Jane Austen: sophisticated characters + commercial appeal. Also comes... read more →
Bonded with the Tasmanians over this one, early in the morning at Le Cercle Rouge in Angers. This is just the thing way past midnight, when the world looks as... read more →
Patrick Bouju makes this in the Auvergne from old gamay varieties grown on volcanic soil. It is clean, (a.k.a., disgorged and sludge-less). Only 10% ABV and as the name suggests... read more →
Fabio Bartolomei is an ex-patriot Scott who is Italian, who moved to Spain and is a nut who is a little mad genius of a hybrid. He’s happy at an... read more →
I’m beginning to think that the appley chenin is one of the hardest grapes to work with. It reacts poorly to overworking and easily loses its acid. But when it’s... read more →
Damned serious wine from a single vineyard, called El Cuchillejo, with high elevation, almost 1000 meters. These are 60-year-old vines grown on grape-loving clay calcareous soils. No pea protein or... read more →
Fabio makes this attention-getting lowish acid wine from old-vine malvar culled from the slopes around Madrid. The color is rosé, the spirit is orange. Low in acid which makes this... read more →