I’ve been beating the Claire Naudin drum for a long time, and the truth is, they’re terribly hard to find in the United States, or anywhere else for that matter.... read more →
From husband and wife team of Tomoko Kuriyama and Guillaume Bott comes this new winery in Savigny. They call themselves négociant- vinificateurs. They’re emblematic of the new face in burgundy,... read more →
Considered Hervé’s most age-worthy, this is a great example of a wine, made in traditional fermentation and oak aging yet remains as light on its feet as a vin de... read more →
Andy Young, the great-lifed son of a Baptist preacher, came to Portland from Austin, Texas and is a real charmer and so are his wines. He's bumbling through making wine... read more →
So, where is Champlitte? Its general region Franche-Comté should give a clue. It’s an unknown territory just barely north of the Jura and 55 minutes northeast of Dijon. Almost extinct... read more →
One side of the Pieroth family is more conventional and the younger generation, Christine, is natural. This is the expression of her vision for pinot. From her family’s Nahe estate,... read more →
Jerome Bretaudeau is a masterful winemaker in the Nantais, well-known for his muscadet. I had this in Burgundy and it initially had a smokiness that plunked me in the Northern... read more →
Faust is from Vandières, a small town in the little known Seine-et-Marne, south-west (about 15 miles) from the city of Epernay, and quite close to Paris. These are long-time organic... read more →
A blurring of the boundaries between wine and cooking, between yin and yang, can make you question relationships. You’ll get all of this in this rare bottling made for Patagonia... read more →
Yuki Nakano makes wine in Japan and in New Zealand, where he works with Kindeli as well as on his own operation, Kunoh. He leases, farms and supplements with grapes... read more →