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 →
“What about that?” Hervé, the man helping with a Beaune-side blind tasting, asked about the crud floating around. I explained to him that the wine wasn’t filtered. It’s not a... read more →
I always love this from a field blend on the wrong side of town, Bonnencontre, that’s in nowheresville, 31km east of Dijon, far on the other side of fancy Burgundy.... read more →
So, at a cost of about $11 wholesale for this bottle (hello restaurants and wine shops!), why isn’t this wine in more places? I have no idea, because this is... read more →
So where is this wine from exactly? It’s complicated. In 2013 Bruno wasn’t happy with the quality of the chardonnay and pinot gris from the vines in southern Beaujolais that... read more →
Where the hell is Bonnencontre? Where you never thought good wine came from in Burgundy. Forget the haute côtes this is the low côte, east of Nuits Saint-George by a... read more →
From their parcel in Chitry-Le-Fort and raised in stainless. It’s pure deliciousness, vibrant, edgy with just a tad of foodworthy granular texture. All of the de Moor aligoté sing sweetly,... read more →
Full disclosure: Bob Coleman is a subscriber. I didn’t know he made wine until I saw my friend Mike Bennie applaud Bob's efforts on the P&V website. I had to... read more →
A very nice entry from a winery that does little wrong. Do carry on the arneis exploration to see if it’s worth the bottle it’s plunked in. Tongue tantalizing. Textural... 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 →