Here’s an out-of-the-box California idea. From volcanic, loamy soils blend the fiano of Campania (at home on volcanic) and arneis of Piemont (more at home on limestone). It’s no wonder... read more →
New kids on the block Hugo Mathurin and Talloulah Dubourg have been anointed by Jean-Marc Roulot as the next best thing in Burgundy. They found their miraculously affordable plot of... read more →
This is part of La Garagista’s fruit ciders line up and it’s wow-worthy. Refermentation of the 75% pear, is kicked off with 25% apple. There's plenty of beauty inside this... read more →
It‘s back. And it’s August, so the timing is perfect. If you love muscadet, you will love this. There is an easy-to-taste similarity that comes from granite and the Atlantic.... read more →
Welcome to my new summer white wine obsession. This is one of my most house-gifted white wines of 2023. With a touch of skin, raised for a short time in... read more →
The Roero, long-underperfoming, will rise again, especially if it’s championed by people like Luca Faccenda. Luca’s vines are in the valley between Canale and Cisterna and all around are twisty... read more →
Fabio Bartolomei is an ex-patriot Scott who is Italian, who moved to Spain and is a nut who is a little mad genius of a hybrid. He’s happy at an... read more →
Nika Carlson is based in Brooklyn and grows apples and makes cider in Hudson, New York. I was impressed by many of her ciders but this one was truly attention-getting.... read more →
Hate apple cider in your wine? Then pass, but if like me this is a non-issue, you’ll find plenty of enjoyment here. Macerated in anfora for up to three months,... read more →
The website claims that this was an ancient recipe from their grand- grandfather—who made wine in what is now Bulgaria. Skin contact for eight days and during fermentation the pine... read more →