The fruit here came from vineyards planted around 1945 in albariza soil. The barrels are kept full, so there’s no flor development, but Primitivo uses ex-Fino butts, so expect a... read more →
From the remarkable Lopez Vineyard in Cucamonga comes an extraordinary wine that may not happen again. Foot trodden, basket-pressed. No skin contact. No SO2. Barrel fermentation ensues in neutral barrique.... read more →
Once banned from the library of approved Italian grapes (ouch), slarina is back and this one comes from one of my favorite Piemontese producers. The grape has been on the... read more →
Emmanuel Haget’s route was from geophysical engineer to the vines. He was also one of the lucky ones who, in 2016, was able to snag some of Philippe Gourdon’s vines... read more →
Ancenis? Where? When Sedes showed his first wine at Les Anonymes in the Loire that was the question because hardly anyone worked well in that area just northeast of Nantes.... read more →
It’s always thrilling to offer a wine from New Zealand because, you know, there aren’t that many that I love. But you should know this one from people I want... read more →
Your new favorite grape? Mandilaria. Almost as much fun to drink as it is to say! It’s blended with the white savatiano grape which makes it perfect for rosé lovers... read more →
The grape kosmas was saved from extinction by Giorgos Balatsouras. Kokkineli, means light red. And this dancing weight is achieved through shortish (15 days) maceration while being vinified on and... read more →
Farmed in the tiny village of Pupillin, the wine comes from a one-hectare parcel of savagnin planted in compact grey marl. Vinified in large, old oak barrels, it stays there... read more →
Every year, Martin Texier who makes wine on the unspoiled soils of Saint-Julien-Saint-Alban, the border of the north and south of the Rhône, is pleased with the 2022s and he... read more →