From just 45 minutes northwest of Lisbon, six miles from the Atlantic, this wine comes from the Torres Vedras DOC. It’s a blend of wines from a solera started in... read more →
This starts in stainless steel and then goes into foudres. “One of the best ways to bring wines back to reality,” Théo told me. From loess soil, the grapes are... read more →
Gilles Ballorin is based in Morey-Saint-Denis but his best plots may be in the Marsannay, including the Le Hardi vineyard in Chenôve. 2015 was a powerhouse solar year and some... read more →
As Brooklyn girl raised in Baldwin, I get bashing rights. But Erik is determined to show the world Long Island's beauty and I can only applaud him. His passion is... read more →
Alberto Nanclares is an iconoclast in Albariño country, Rias Baixas. He boots the conventional wines in the ass. There’s lots of stuff inside this wine which comes from one parcel.... read more →
I can’t tell you too much about this wine except that my first guess was Georgian, although I was stumped by the grape. Turns out I was stumped because it’s... read more →
The hills of Emilia are singing with excitement. And here I give you one winner from the 2016 Wine Without Walls Awards that I presided over at VinItaly. I love... read more →
This is the first vintage of aligoté from Tomoko and Guillaume’s Les Chagniots vineyard in the village of Ladoix. It took all of the couple’s skill, sweat and pruning to reclaim... 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 →
The Atlantic, granite and albariño is a holy trinity, but in this wine we get to see the grape strut its stuff off the coast of the Pacific, on limestone... read more →