Bierzo is bordered by Galicia and Castilla y León, and when you drive through you can be witness to abandoned gold mines, some of them are said to go back... read more →
Young Milan Nestarec of Moravia is an It Boy around the natural wine globe. He’s essential to the crazy Slo/Czech crowd. Sometimes I worry that he’s lost focus, with too... read more →
James Erskine’s wines are finally back on the east coast at slightly more gentle prices. This one is typical carbonic with plenty of the desired vin de soifness. Do not... read more →
A nice big bottle from the still-It boy of Moravia, Milan Nestarec. The barrel-leaping monkey (that’s the way he is in the winery) of a man has vinified a wine... read more →
Ferdinando makes three different Barolos. This is his most early drinking. From 3.5 acres of younger vines (20 years old) in the Serralunga Boscareto vineyard. It’s aged for 24 months... read more →
In 1995, Alessandra Bera's brother Gian Luigi wanted to make some passito out of moscato. But the grapes became effected by botrytis, so they were pressed immediately and put into... read more →
Another knockout Piedi Grandi from Hankster. The grapes, as usual, come from the local Sumu Kaw vineyard that sits at 3000 feet of elevation on volcanic loam soils. Hank’s choice... read more →
When I first tasted this, I thought it was the kind of wine you stumble on in travel, fall in love with right there, but doubt it would taste as... read more →
What a treat. Sherry like it was meant to be without fortification. From old goblet vines near the Mediterranean, directly pressed into steel tank for primary fermentation, then transferred to... read more →
In the 2016 vintage Claire Naudin (like most of Burgundy) was devastated by frost and hail. That meant a very teeny crop. Claire was planning to make no wine but... read more →