I visited Raj Parr’s magical spot in San Luis Obispo in December. This is an isolated plot of land where the fruit is slow to ripen and the vines are... read more →
Swick fans, you should grab this one, especially if you’re loving chilled reds. This usually has 20 days of whole cluster ferment and is aged in the concrete egg for... read more →
Karim Vionnet is one of the unsung producers of the Beaujolais. I'm not exactly sure why because more than not, the wines hit that delicious zone. Raised in Morgon, not... read more →
Seb Congretel used to be in the New York market but alas, now his wines are just in Texas. Our loss because there’s always a need for excellent Beaujolais. He... read more →
When a first vintage comes out and the winemaker is hailed as the second coming of Jesus, it kicks up my eyebrow a notch. But this is our world. Henri... read more →
The Collines Rhodaniennes is a downrent Northern Rhône appellation that can give us awfully good wine from its schist, limestone, and granitic soils. The region stretches from Lyon in the... read more →
Ancenis? Where? When Sedes showed his first wine at Les Anonymes in the Loire that was the question because hardly anyone worked well in that area just northeast of Nantes.... read more →
This winemaker started in Beaujolais in 2008 on a tiny amount of land. Now she has branched out to negociant. I was quite taken with this velvety wine from a... read more →
This is from Yann Bertrand’s negoçe line of wines and it is just gorgeous—as really all his wines are. It's rare to find a Saint Amour — everyone’s favorite wine... read more →
When was the last time I had a wine from the Valle d’Aosta that made me want to know more about the region? Well, this one had that power. The... read more →