Exhausted at the Dive’s end, I stopped at Mathieu’s table, expecting nothing but fatigue. Wrong! One sip of this wine from north of Sancerre, and I woke right up to... read more →
From Alain Coudert’s old vines, planted in 1930 or older, then aged up in wood. Right now, backward with plenty of structure and power. This needs some time to knit... read more →
Tasted this in the Loire, and found it so yummy and very velvety with that edge and ink. I haven’t had a wine from J-P in a long time that... read more →
I tasted this quite a few times back in the Loire this past February and then guzzled it down in New York in March. It never failed me. Puzelat just... read more →
Bonded with the Tasmanians over this one, early in the morning at Le Cercle Rouge in Angers. This is just the thing way past midnight, when the world looks as... read more →
Patrick Bouju makes this in the Auvergne from old gamay varieties grown on volcanic soil. It is clean, (a.k.a., disgorged and sludge-less). Only 10% ABV and as the name suggests... read more →
Fabio makes this attention-getting lowish acid wine from old-vine malvar culled from the slopes around Madrid. The color is rosé, the spirit is orange. Low in acid which makes this... read more →
I almost made it through an issue without recommending a gamay and then I remembered I was waiting for Thierry Michon’s to be available. Done! From the Fiefs Vendeen, the... read more →
Dana and Scott Frank will make their mark as Oregon’s next wave, with fascinating takes on that state’s terroir. Everything from the 2012 vintage (Rhinestones, their pinot, for example) is... read more →
When my brother was a kid he viewed cherry soda as the elixir of life. He should have been drinking this instead. 7.5% ABV. Keep it in mind for its... read more →