Elisabetta made this wine as a bugger off to all of those in her region who view pinot gris as a stupid cash cow. She aimed to restore it to... 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 →
Ever since Pierre defected Chambers Street for T. Edwards the wines have been impossible to find. So sad because they need to be discoverable. This one from marl and limestone... read more →
The winery consists of a trio, the Herzán siblings, Zuzana and Jakob, and Jakob’s co-winemaking girlfriend Sandra. They took over the Herzán estate in 2012 and work on 4.3 hectares of... 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 →
From vigneron Jarad Hadi’s neighbor’s vineyard at 1000 feet up, comes this gorgeously textured field blend. Cofermented outdoors, directly in the vineyard, for 30 days. We’re talking 100% whole cluster,... read more →
Edelzwicker is an Alsatian wine that is given to field blends. Its name is derived from Edel (noble) and zwicker (blend). At one time it could be only used for... 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 →
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 →
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 →