Every year, Steve Edmunds manages to make great wine and this 2013, a 1⁄2 grenache blend, is a pure example. The fruit here comes from the Unti vineyard in Sonoma.... read more →
Remi Poujol was pouring his wines at the ‘off’ tasting, Les Anonymes in the Loire. His were my first spits of the morning and I was immediately plunked into a... read more →
The one-liter size seems like just the right thing for this glou glou, easy-to-drink but certainly not mindless, lovely, lovely wine. Ampeleia is a joint venture from Elisabetta Foradori and... read more →
In 2013, the Los Pilares was a foot-stomped glory. If you remember the previous vintage you’ll get the difference; in part it’s due to vintage, part to different fruit sourcing... read more →
This is the second wine I’ve written about from Pierre Michelland, and just in time for rosé season. This one gets the cement treatment which turns into my kind of... read more →
When I poured the wine by candlelight and the yeasty smell hit the air, my friend asked, what is that, beer? “Beer made with grapes,” I quipped. There was something... read more →
This is the third wine of Jeff Coutelou’s that I’ve recommended in two issues. A fan? I should say. This drinks a little tough and rough and shows alcohol, but... read more →
I’ve been a fan of these wines, raised in concrete, ever since the early days. The Bien Luné is smoky and coal-like, it’s a dark drink with herbal and blackberry... read more →
Heredia’s southern domaine. Summerweight fruit meets hard earth. The antithesis to clunky grenache marked by a light touch, lively and warming, I starred the hell out of it.
Hold on to your seats. This shocked people in a household that was drinking Kistler. They loved it which shocked me. I don’t know how to handle that one. If... read more →