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 →
Simple, straightforward yet layered enough to give plenty of pleasure. Touches of fennel on the powerful, rose and violet inflected fruit with a bit of iron punch.
What a treat. Sherry like it was meant to be without fortification. From old goblet vines near the Mediterranean, directly pressed into steel tank for primary fermentation, then transferred to... read more →
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 →
Over a pizza dinner, I snuck this to a table full of anti-California wine drinkers. I had to wrestle the bottle away from them to get a sip. Lively, delicate... read more →
The still wines from Suriol are so under the radar—time for a label makeover? Because inside, the value is stunning. These are not simple wines; they are truly expressive. This... read more →
Caleb Leisure fell in love with qvevri and bought several in Georgia and planted them in Tony Coturri’s winery. This was his 3rd vintage and it’s beautiful. Grapes come from... read more →
When I see organic wine on a label I usually cringe, fearing the dumbed- down effect. But this is the real deal, in a modern and fresh way. Started in... read more →
I’m greatly impressed by Brianne Day’s 2016s. They seem mature, self-assured. Confidence. She’s still in her playing mode, and 2016 has a lot of new playthings, but it was this... read more →
Past chef, now distiller, Colin started this grappa journey years back and was foiled by Hurricane Sandy. But now almost three years later, his newest example of Brooklyn-made (Long Island... read more →