Think of La Rioja Alta and the best years of CVNE to put the Akutain wines in their proper place. That’s where Juan Peñagaricano Akutain worked before establishing his own... read more →
Gustavo has been making wine from his family’s vines for over a decade. This bottling is from youngish vines in San Juan. He was trained in conventional biodynamics (Benziger) but... read more →
When a cousin told me her only wine memory of her beloved father was his penchant for Chateauneuf, I had the thought to give her a Proustian experience. The vehicle... read more →
Philippe Bordes retired from plumbing and swapped out a drain snake for secateurs as he turned to the vineyards. From 9 hectares in Saint Chinian, with his wife Emma, they... read more →
Up in California’s Sierra Foothills, Hank Beckmeyer has made magic in the 2020 vintage. Here is another fab wine where he found the equilibrium between the lush grenache and the... read more →
This Mexican winery has gone through ups and downs and some trauma over the past few years. But now it has come out on top. All of Bichi’s 2021s are... read more →
Tavel, generally known for its shitty rosés, is on the rise! This producer in that besmirched appellation is proof. Finally, there is someone else other than the rare few, such... read more →
Bichi's 2021s are brilliant. It's as if they have achieved a kind of maturity but still remember how to be a kid. Especially this rosé. While most of the wines... read more →
Valentin Valles spent seven years working in Tavel with Eric Pfifferling and now works about a half hour away in the Gard section of the Rhône. The wines he makes... read more →
Valentin Valles spent seven years working in Tavel with Eric Pfifferling and now works about a half hour away in the Gard section of the Rhône on clay, limestone soils... read more →