Claude’s son Etienne makes this little wine from the gascon grape, rare and indigenous to their area in western Loire. It makes for a small-berried bunch that can be a... read more →
Julien Viana took over 1 ha of land from Serge Bouchez in 2014 when he was only twenty. Now, seven years later, he’s farming his ten vineyards organically, either certified... read more →
Julien Viana took over the vines from retiring winemaker Serge Bouchez in 2014 and immediately started to work organically with an eye on biodynamics. The wines in his line-up have... read more →
In 2003, Brice Omont transplanted from Champagne to the slopes of Savoie, under Mont Blanc. He now has about 16ha, planted to échalas and guyot on schist and limestone terroirs,... read more →
Bastian Wolber, a German, moved to Burgundy and has been pushing the envelope in a few ways; bringing in German spätburgunder to vinify on Burgundy soil. And then there's this,... read more →
Sylvain Liotard farms five hectares of vines and this is an example of his beautiful farming. I was completely in danger of finishing the bottle in one sitting. The grapes... read more →
I visited Raj Parr’s magical spot in San Luis Obispo in December. This is an isolated plot of land where the fruit is slow to ripen and the vines are... read more →
This is Rafa Bernabé’s project, reviving old vines and old methods, such as this skin contact, orange wine offering, raised in tinajas, those old clay jars (not buried). He uses... read more →
Why isn’t this available retail? Bug your wine store to carry it because Tom Lubbe’s wines just continue to excel. There’s hardly a wine of his that’s not expressive and... read more →
What a brilliant little project from Christian Binner. He basically has a group of farmers who are starting to follow the natural and bottle their juice instead of selling their... read more →