This is a project from Roberto Santana, a Tenerife native and extremely talented wine maker who teamed up with like-minded friends to find some wild vines with something to say.... read more →
Tendal, red and white, I love them both. They come from very high elevation—up, up far from the nearest volcano. If you go back to Issue #2 when I talk... read more →
Giorgio DeMaria (see Issue #6 and this month’s Where to Eat and Drink) shared this with me, but that bottle was from the 1973 vintage. It was a transfixing vision... read more →
Knocked back with a TFL reader Andrew, at Kefana, the Serbian resto on Avenue C. $58 on the menu and well worth it. Loved the gentle muted, sugarless honey and... read more →
This was just the thing on a late summer night, when there was a little dinner but a lot of wine was desired. Even though it’s made through carbonic maceration,... read more →
Last month I wrote about the basic P-V, but this is a special selection from 40–70 year old vines from Les Quarts, often considered worthy of premier cru status. I... read more →
The wine tastes a little conventional and I suspect there are controls in the winery. But our friend Eric Texier tells me he’s brilliant in the vineyard and my palate... read more →
This one grew on me the longer it was open, but it caught my attention initially for it’s textural velvet, apparent structure and food-worthy acidity. Lots of life and does... read more →
Both Jose Pastor and Jenny & François work with the Suriols at the forefront of serious cava. This particular cuvee for J&F is creamy, dry, nutty and refreshingly gentle. This... read more →
Château le Puy’s biodynamic and unsulfured Barthelemy is now available in the US (and yes, it ages gorgeously), but this cuvée was new for me; accessible, gorgeous, angular, rich in... read more →