From organic, sheep grazed vineyards on Grand Isle in the middle of Lake Champlain comes this little snappy pet’nat. Is there anything Kendra Knapik, veterinarian, mother (of three), great cook,... read more →
Kendra Knapik, veterinarian, mother (of three), great cook, vigneronne and winemaker. She lives with her husband and the kids on top of their Stowe winery and farms their ten acres... read more →
Another winner from Vermont’s Camila Carillo. The la crescent and frontenac gris were picked on the early side and co-fermented. Then came the marquette, petite pearl and frontenac noir. Both... read more →
This is from Marga Marga, northwest of Santiago, a land not known for natural. But these folks have been making natural wine in Chile before anyone else, just because it... read more →
Chodin Param left Chile for a stint in Australia. Eventually she returned to her home country, where she worked with Roberto Henriquez and met her husband Arnaldo Batista. They started... read more →
I had his Barolo once and loved it—but that was years ago in Italy. The wines have not been to the United States until now, but Giulio Viglione has decided... read more →
A wine that hits 15% ABV? I rarely recommend one, but this barbera knocked me out, and not with its alcohol. From vineyards located in the Bussia area of Monforte,... read more →
An exquisite wine straight out of the bottle. From 100+-year-old vines, the wine sees a simple whole-bunch fermentation for two weeks before being foot-stomped and poured into old casks for... read more →
I had this with Trish at her place on Lake Bolsena last year when the wine was newly bottled. It was stunning then and a year later, an ocean away,... read more →
This Mexican winery has gone through ups and downs and some trauma over the past few years. But now it has come out on top. All of Bichi’s 2021s are... read more →