Anna Martens works in Etna on Sicily. She ordered her qvevri from the master-maker Zaliko’s qvevri workshop (read about him in For the Love) and they were buried in her... read more →
The farm started making wine in 2015 and with such style. I like these wines. First it was the grillo, then the macerated blend and now this—a Terre Siciliane that’s... read more →
Recently some friends asked me to make a cult wine recommendation and I thought it was time they knew about Gabrio Bini, a Milanese architect who found winemaking on the... read more →
I first tasted this wine a few years back when visiting on the volcano. Wow, I thought, got to meet these people. The wines were so old-fashioned, they reminded me... read more →
Did you see this retro price? For a biodynmic wine? Chambers Street has always championed the little people, and right now they have a cluster of truly beautiful wines at... read more →
If this wine were pie, it would be mixed berries, no sugar added, sprinkled with lemon—and then the savory, saucy tart would animate and jump dancing from its tin. The... read more →
Another great find from the Indie Wineries people. This smacked of old world rusticity in the best possible authentic way. The story here is that the grapes went to Giacosa... read more →
If you’re headed northeast from Alba, Bramaterra is on the way to the Milan airport in the Alto Piemonte. From younger vines than the DOC Bramaterra, this is partially aged... read more →
Would I love to see this cheaper? Yes. Would it taste better at $25? Yes. But still this is a gorgeous example of mountain nebbiolo. Coming from silly steep slopes... read more →
I visited this property back in 2002, at that time it was one of the few organic properties in Barbaresco. The family is old-fashioned and that’s the way the wines... read more →