Vigneron Eric Texier is helping out here as the wine whisperer for this domain that works 5.6 ha out of their 56. The wine begins its life in a partial... read more →
Old world alert! Jacqueline André sidesteps the trend towards 100% grenache, embraces concrete and thus manages finesse and elegance, even with 14.5% abv. Cellar the powerful 2010s and 2011s—they’ll be... read more →
Maca and Thomas made this wine from a mix of adjacent vineyards of granitic soils. The cinsault and carignan grapes are co-fermented and macerated on the skins for a brief... read more →
I’m a big fan of La Ferme and have been frustrated that all the cuvées have not been imported into the States. This one is utterly fun. Destemmed, 10 day... read more →
The Texiers grow grapes just on the border that separates the northern and southern Rhône, where the limestone starts to take over, in an appellation almost forgotten. Martin, the second... read more →
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.
Tavel, generally known for its shitty rosés, is on the rise! This producer in that besmirched appellation is proof. Finally, there is someone else other than the rare few, such... read more →
Camille Rivière watched as I tasted Jean-François Coutelou’s wines at my kitchen table. Jeff used to be her wine teacher back when she was being a pain in the ass... read more →
Valentin Valles spent seven years working in Tavel with Eric Pfifferling and now works about a half hour away in the Gard section of the Rhône on clay, limestone soils... read more →
Especially when you see this for $12, buy a pallet of this one. I’m not kidding. These days it’s so hard to get a deal like this; with a good... read more →