The Raphaël wines from Maria Berucci are all keepers (bonus points if you can find her rosato). This rosso is a straightforward example of cesanese. It’s destemmed, concrete fermented, and then... read more →
Based in Olevano Romano, maybe a 40-minute drive southwest of Rome, Piero and Lorella make some compelling wines. This is a riveting rosé of cesanese and rosciola. This wine means... read more →
Marta Sierotta (raised in Poland, moved to France, then to Italy with her family) lives and works in the Pisa section of Tuscany. I’m liking her work across the board,... read more →
Marta Sierotta (raised in Poland, moved to France, then to Italy with her family) lives and works in the Pisa section of Tuscany. This is her homage to her women.... read more →
This is a joint project between the winemakers Tiago Teles and Antonio Marques-da Cruz (Quinta da Serradinha). This is their classy number from one of Portugal’s most widely planted red... read more →
A joint project between the winemakers Tiago Teles and Antonio Marques-da Cruz (Quinta da Serradinha). This is their more 'important' version of Portugal’s most widely planted red grape, Castelão. You... read more →
Iago is one of the founding fathers of modern Georgian natural wine and every year, his bottles show more finesse and precision. The 2021 is an excellent example of how... read more →
I was very taken by this wine. Lika Megreladze, is part of the new Gurian revival, and her first commercial production was in 2019. Here, she's working with the chkhaveri... read more →
Pauline Broqua left her life as a sommelier in Toulouse in 2017 and started to make wine after apprenticing with two greats, Domaine Yoyo and Nicolas Carmarans. This wine is... read more →
This comes from the Monferrato region of Piemonte, near the Ligurian sea. The 40-50-year-old vines' fruit was fermented in acacia and treated to a modest three days of maceration. The... read more →