I’ve been an unabashed fan of Nicolas since I first visited his tiny domaine in 2015. Ever since I pounce on his new vintages with eagerness. This gave pure pleasure.... 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 →
My appreciation of Hank’s wines is no secret and I’ll try to comment on all new releases. This one comes from a head trained old vineyard in a town called... 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 →
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 →
From the granitic Gredos mountains in the Vinos de Madrid DO, 80km west of the city, comes another stunner at an easy price from four friends onto a good thing.... 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 →
Bierzo is bordered by Galicia and Castilla y León, and when you drive through you can be witness to abandoned gold mines, some of them are said to go back... read more →
Spillare, an active member of the VinNatur association, works on volcanic soils in the Veneto in Gambellara. The vignaioli gives these grapes a short day of skin contact and then... read more →
Il Vinco is a project of three friends who are on a mission to save some of the older varieties of Lazio, most specifically canaiolo, the blending grape of Chianti.... read more →