A great score from Zev. It’s a carbonic little refresher from the Auvergne from people I’ve yet to meet. Just so pretty (the wine and the label). What else to... read more →
Having worked at both Prieuré Roch and Domaine de Chassorney gives a fair idea of the lineage Nicolas Testard comes from. He’s got 11 hectares in Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne, about a 17-minute... read more →
Sourced from Volnay vines, this was particularly stunning in a line-up. Less so when I had it for dinner. But it is just young. The next day, the Oregon-like fruit... read more →
A mantra of Scott’s is, “I don’t want to make my wine for the rich.” This is an example of his love poem for the people. He fashions a typical... read more →
Villemade is making even more gorgeous wines these days on his sandy clay and flint soils over limestone. This wine comes from four plots of vines up to 40 years... read more →
Doug Tunnell is a long time supporter of Orgeon gamay. This one leans to strawberry with a touch of CO2 spritz and a nice bit of funk to keep it... read more →
This perennial favorite of mine comes from the silica and clay soils of Les Hauts. The vinification is classic semi-carbonic and the result is gorgeous perfume and a joyous wine.... read more →
When I first broke wine with Steve, it was at Gramercy Tavern. We bonded over our mutual love of gamay, and California’s current gamay revival owes much to his efforts... read more →
We arrived to see a weary Jean Louis Dutraive on the Sunday morning after battling a roof fire in his winery. It didn’t faze him. He took the appointment and... read more →
Love me those dark rosés. And when this one was opened amidst all the others with loftier pedigree than the banks of Niagara on the Canadian side, I chose it... read more →