Cara Sur is a project of four friends, from a vineyard planted in 1950 on alluvial soils, 1500 meters up in the Andes. They tend to work with grapes that... read more →
I tasted this at 12:30 on a Friday afternoon and had to stop myself from drinking a full glass. Born of Loire-lover Don Heistuman’s brain with Steve Edmunds winemaker skill.... read more →
Good luck finding any of Tegan Passalacqua’s wines, all in tiny production, and all extremely expressive. I first met Tegan years back at Abe Schoener’s Napa table and was impressed... read more →
In 2013, the Los Pilares was a foot-stomped glory. If you remember the previous vintage you’ll get the difference; in part it’s due to vintage, part to different fruit sourcing... read more →
We were at the end of the Le Clown evening when joined by Lulie, the caring “wine selector” of A.T. She had something she needed to show us. Japanese merlot,... read more →
James Erskine is doing his Milan Nestarec imitation with a wine that looks brown but tastes in the pink of health. Here he blends chenin with muscat, all with some... read more →
The enthusiastic, blunt and charming Kuniko Mukai is one of the rare female brewers and brewery heads. She works in the seaside town of Ine, in the northern part of... read more →
The second vintage I’ve tasted of this wine gives a peek into what San Diego can do. It’s delicate, vibrant and intense, and that’s not a contradiction.
I’m on a non-spoof rosé mission and this is a good one to show. It’s one of the no-brainers, drink down, don’t think, just gulp. Easy. Summer. Go.
One of our favorite Californians is back in its 2013 version. From granitic loam soils. Harvest was earlier this year. It’s 100% whole cluster and foot- stomped, raised in 600... read more →