Jo Jefferies is a British guy who lives and makes wine in the Languedoc on volcanic soils. Friends with Remi Pujol, one of the Brutal originalists, he of course wanted... read more →
From 500 meters up, at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains in the Rousillon AOC of southern France, comes a wine squarely in the inexpensive and (very, very) cheerful category.... read more →
Derek Mossman Knapp started this project—reclaiming and celebrating the ancient vines of Chile—shortly after the 2010 earthquake. One of my favorites was Lot #46. Even though the Parker rag, Wine... read more →
Simple, straightforward yet layered enough to give plenty of pleasure. Touches of fennel on the powerful, rose and violet inflected fruit with a bit of iron punch.
When I was falling for wine I was a sucker for old world grenache. In the past decade getting that flavor and spicy, bloody aromas were so very difficult, even... read more →
This is a lovely wine, and if the farming was better it would be so much better. This is the reason why Hank won’t be working with the Ambrosia vineyard... read more →
In 2012, Nacho Gonzalez, a biologist, started to reclaim vines in his area that had been overrun with chemical farming. He is doing gorgeous work and is committed to working... read more →
Elodie Aubert & Raphaël Gonzales’ grapes come from steep slopes and limestone soils. The wine is aged in concrete and comes out fresh, deep, really deep, super satisfying in the... read more →
Quite impressed with the drinkability of many Jolly Ferriol wines from Isabelle Jolly and Jean-Luc Chossart. Their wines lean to the rustic, sometimes they can show mouse, but there’s always... read more →
Brouca came to my attention from a Facebook reach out. And I’m glad he did. He is French, but as his wife is a Canadian diplomat, he moves every three... read more →