Marina paved the way for women winemakers in Georgia and in a patriarchal society the gravity of this step is to be applauded. What’s more, the wine is spectacular. Mtsvane... read more →
Ischia, the volcanic island in the middle of the Bay of Naples, is now more famous for the beach scenes in Elena Ferrante’s novels than for wine. For good reason.... read more →
Vinos de Madrid is the nearest appellation to the city, about an hour drive out. Continental climate means ‘hot as hell’ in the summer, or even during harvest, as when... read more →
From the father of Vin Natur, Angiolino Maule’s wines are ready for prime time. This is just delicious with grit and berry. (Check out the Veneto Bianco, garganega for white... read more →
Think pelaverga with complexity of nebbiolo. Stunning, tea, and flower power, aged in cherry and chestnut barrels, dusty dolcetto-like quality. Soils are clay, basalt and some limestone, and the wine... read more →
Another great one from Hank. This, birthed from the cool climate vintage, blood and iron from granite (not basalt). Saline and elegant and the more I drink the more I... read more →
Another winner from Heredia, this is one for those who like a bitter chocolate finish. Perfect table wine. Great party stuff.
I stood in Jean Marie’s globular vines and felt the angry wind he must farm. I got it. There’s wildness in this wine even though it’s only 12.5%. From schist... read more →
Hank is one of the best winemakers in California today and for some reason all of his wines are always more delicious the next day. Delicious—cinnamon and honey, perfumed with... read more →