Benoît Courault started his domaine in 2006 and immediately he was at the head of the class. He has grown and matured and almost everything that comes from his hands... read more →
Having worked with Domaine Mélaric and Domaine des Roches Neuves, Maïté Perrocheau & Warren Truchon started up in Anjou. They acquired land from Joël Ménard of the Domaine des Sablonettes... read more →
While there are plenty of cartoonish labels out there that signal their naturalness, here’s one that refuses to fly the flag. Yet it's a wine worthy of any cab franc... read more →
Multi-talented (the La Dive diva, journalist, writer, vigneronne) Sylvie Augereau has made wine from a tiny 1.4ha parcel of old vines in Anjou since 2014. Her soils are a mélange... read more →
Nicolas Gonnin in Paris makes straightforward but spot-on Chinons. This former train conductor had his first vintage in 2021 and I have put him on my “one-to-watch” list. I love... read more →
Emmanuel Haget’s route was from geophysical engineer to the vines. He was also one of the lucky ones who, in 2016, was able to snag some of Philippe Gourdon’s vines... read more →
El Diablo does it again, this time Jose Pastor brought treasures back from that island riddled with retirees, Mallorca. From the Binissalem D.O., this wine comes from fifteen acre estate... read more →
Cati’s wines are immensely popular for good reason: they’re lovely. And this one is a strong coup de foudre, a love at first sight. Its back story is that in... read more →
On the other hand, here’s a wine that is pure Campanian grapes, made in Campania. Here you go: a charming literfull of vin-de-soif-a-go-go. Even with skin contact this is a... read more →
In this part of Calabria the soils are limestone, the sun is strong and the wines are rich. This one is raised with no temperature control, in stainless. The softening... read more →