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 →
While researching Naked Wine, I wandered into the Ardeche and spent the night carousing with the band of winemakers up there. Among them, Andre Calek, Sylvain Bock, Gerald Oustric and... read more →
Get it while you can because this is probably a one off. From north Etna—1,300m. Foti usually produces a still rose between 12.5% and 13%, but, in 2011, the alcohol... read more →
Damned serious wine from a single vineyard, called El Cuchillejo, with high elevation, almost 1000 meters. These are 60-year-old vines grown on grape-loving clay calcareous soils. No pea protein or... read more →
I was about to skip their wines at the David Bowler tasting, but my friend PP made me stop and I’m glad she did. This one ambushed me; robust and... read more →
I sipped this in Paris as well as in New York City. In either city, it was bone dry and very refreshing, stony, and I hate to say it, crisp.... 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 →
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 →
I have been an east coast cider zealot, but this one from Oregon has turned me into a believer. This is the result of Hiyu's (Nate Ready) collaboration with the... read more →
From the committed to natural and biodynamic Hart family in Paso Robles comes Gelert Hart’s ciders. And what a fabulous entry this is to the category. This one is from... read more →