Zorjan, a former policeman, found his true life’s work in wine 22 years ago. The resulting wines are authentic and from a time past. His vines are on the Slovenian... 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 →
Meet my new Jurassic heartthrob, Valentin. Thought it was the savagnin that would have knocked me out, turns out it was this of his three chardonnays. It needed a boost... read more →
Jérôme Bretaudeau is the vigneron—who wisely did some stages under Jo Landron and Guy Bossard before he started his estate in 2005. A little pet’nat of joy. Simple.
Really caught my eye, mostly because of the pure balance of this; the grapes just seemed to sing with one another, and then there was a depth that just made... read more →
Need a deep and complex champagne with the clout of Selosse? Try this collaboration between the biodynamic minds of Benoit Marguet, Benoit Lahaye, Vincent Laval, and David Leclapart. Chardonnay from... read more →
Chad Stock started out wildly experimental to find his truth and he’s still doing that with his “numbered” series of wine fault questions. Here, he explores volatility. Elisabetta Foradori says... read more →
Why does my favorite one from Mouzon-Leroux have to be so hard to find? It is fermented in barrel, goes through malo, and it is so complex that the dosage... read more →
Every once in a while you need to blow a lot of dough on a special bottle of champagne, and that’s when people go to Krug. Honestly, you have options.... read more →
The first time I had this vintage was in fast-talking Philippe Valette’s Mâcon-Chaintré’s cellar–okay, let’s call it his man cave. We sat near his barrels in a sectioned-off den-like area... read more →