Deirdre is making tiny amounts of wine in Barnard, Vermont, from organically grown grapes. These grapes, however, were procured from the southwest corner of VT, in Vergennes (cute town, great... read more →
While Damien and Coralie (La Grange Tiphaine) work biodynamically at home, this wine is from purchased grapes, and is aged for 6 months in stainless steel, and damn, it is... read more →
Do yourself a favor: experience these wines. They are just superb. There are 15h left of vines in all of the area of Colares, just outside of Lisbon. Most vines... read more →
Hank has a thing for tempranillo and grows some in his home vineyard. But this one, his first 100% tempranillo, is made from grapes purchased from Matthew Rorick’s vines. I... read more →
Think of La Rioja Alta and the best years of CVNE to put the Akutain wines in their proper place. That’s where Juan Peñagaricano Akutain worked before establishing his own... read more →
The 2011s from our friend Steve over in California are lovely. Loved them all, from the melon-like Vermentino ($20) to the Primrose-scented Bone Jolly Rosé ($18), to the subtle and... read more →
Out of a sensible cooperative in the southern Rhône comes a classic: full-bodied with good tannin and balance. The fruit is dark bing cherry balanced by spice, licorice, and a... read more →
Old school alert on Sardinia. Raised in old chestnut casks under flor, this is more super-juicy sherry without the fortification. Intense salty deliciousness, fierce and I can think of all... read more →
Every vintage I find myself in love with this fresh cuvée from Luis, who works fine sandy granitic soils in the Ribeiro. All destemmed, animal without the fur, full of... read more →
Hardy Wallace is making delicious wines that are beautiful, friendly, honest, smiling extensions of his own nature. And this one is what I think of as his rock-solid flagship. Whole cluster,... read more →