Get it while you can. This is one of the most gorgeous rosés I’ve had all summer, even if it is more literally a ramato, a skin-contact wine made from... read more →
Alsatian producer Christian Binner started this project a few years back to mentor up-and-coming voices in the region and to bring brilliant wines at gentle prices to market. He basically... read more →
The Deiss family inspired Alsace to great things, believing in the place more than the grapes. That's why they say, to hell with mono-variety. Here's one case of that using... read more →
From all ungrafted vines, this wine sees whole cluster fermentation and then is aged up in wood of various ages. The seduction on the nose is strong. The color is... read more →
This 2021 blend is a well-thought out wine with 80% skin contact pinot gris, 15% direct pressed, barrel fermented riesling, and 5% skin contact schönburger. Each grape type is vinified... read more →
The Czech Republic is on the rise and Osička seems to be one of those special kind of intuitive winemakers. He works on three hectares, doesn’t use any temperature control,... read more →
As always, a beautiful little wine, and in the difficult vintage of 2012, it still succeeds. Tart yet velvet with a touch of licorice. Load up on this by the... read more →
I had this newcomer at the Renaissance in Angers and I thought, “Not bad!” This, their first vintage, comes from the schist soils of Anjou Noir (tune in next month... read more →
When Clos Roche Blanche (Catherine Roussel and Didier Barrouillet) retired, the world mourned the loss and that included losing one of the Loire’s most beautiful pineau d’aunis. Well, this was... read more →
After Christian Chaussard died, his wife Nathalie Gaubicher continued on by herself. The transition showed the trauma. However, now the wines have found their happy equilibrium. The peppery, red-zingery pineau... read more →