Valerie Gavaud works on one hectare with her husband Bill Moysan. So obviously there’s not a lot of wine to go around. Too bad! From village to 1er cru—these wines... read more →
Winemakers Evelyne and Pascal Clairet have been releasing older vintages so if you happen to see this, as I did in Paris earlier this year, don’t hesitate to buy it.... read more →
2018 was a difficult year throughout France, mildew got the better of many grapes, especially grenache. Cinsault was spared and while yields were tiny, Axel Prufer was able to make... read more →
Alfredo Maestro continues to produce spectacular wines, like this. He is practicing organic and this bottling is from a parcel of vines near Peñafiel in Ribera del Duero. The albillo here... read more →
From Cour-Cheverny, the ground zero for the romorantin grape. This particular romo is from vines that have up to 60 years of age. The grapes are fermented and aged in... read more →
Villemade is making even more gorgeous wines these days on his sandy clay and flint soils over limestone. This wine comes from four plots of vines up to 40 years... read more →
Organic since 1998, Tessier is a benchmark winery in the tiny appellation of Cheverny. The Nota Bene, made only in the best vintages from his oldest vines, is a knockout.... read more →
Fabrizio Iuli fell in love with a nearly long-lost grape called slarina. In 2013 he started to revive it, planting a hectare and a half in his Montaldo di Cerrina... read more →
Ivano Barbaglia and his wife Paola have 2.5 hectares of vines. They work at 400 meters in the tiny DOP of Boca in a combination of the traditional maggiorina and... read more →
Ivano Barbaglia and his wife Paola have 2.5 hectares of vines. They work at 400 meters in the tiny DOP of Boca in a combination of the traditional maggiorina and... read more →