Transplanted Burgundian Louis-Antoine has been part of Chile’s CPR and there are now signs of life. This wine is from 70-year-old vines in Truquilemu in Maule and those grapes are... read more →
Why oh why oh why isn’t there more carignan in California? The grape suits the place and climate so very well. And up in Mendocino? It so often seems brilliant.... read more →
In 2013, the Los Pilares was a foot-stomped glory. If you remember the previous vintage you’ll get the difference; in part it’s due to vintage, part to different fruit sourcing... read more →
Remi Poujol was pouring his wines at the ‘off’ tasting, Les Anonymes in the Loire. His were my first spits of the morning and I was immediately plunked into a... 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 →
Owned and run by Jon and Elizabeth Bowen (her name just happens to be the same as one of my favorite authoresses), the vines are plunked into limestone, chalky-clay, sandy... read more →
Cornas’ Thierry Allemand worked for the post office, and Serge Scherrer is the winemaking postman of Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie. Both men have white hair, one is retiring and selling off his vines... read more →
The still wines from Suriol are so under the radar—time for a label makeover? Because inside, the value is stunning. These are not simple wines; they are truly expressive. This... read more →
I find immense pleasure from Corbières. This one comes from a combination of soils: limestone, clay and grave. Hand-destemmed, foot- crushed and then it is stainless-raised. The best maintain this... read more →
The Swiss former architect also makes wines that hide from the new cool kids. Yet, like the other Mas to the left, it’s a tragedy. This domaine always delivers freshness... read more →