Another winner from the beautifully farmed land of M. Rateau. 2018 was a bit of a mixed bag and the sorting table was needed. From the taste here, the work... read more →
Villemade is making even more gorgeous wines these days on his sandy clay and flint soils over limestone. This wine comes from four plots of vines up to 40 years... read more →
From the village of Ludes, 20 minutes south of Reims, there’s not much known about this winemaker who makes a mere 5,000 to 13,000 bottles each year. It seems most... read more →
Marc Augustin goes beyond biodynamics into heavy mystical aromatherapy, energy-centric viticulture. His bent to the spiritual carries over into the cellar. This “fire” cuvée, 301, is a blanc de noir,... read more →
This is Fred Cossard's entry-level negoçe pinot. It’s a blend of sites from the Côte de Beaune (around the village of Beaune) and the Côte de Nuits (around Nuits-Saints-Georges). After... read more →
Yet another of Jacques Beaufort’s sons has left the home region to find their wine identity elsewhere. Aymeric landed in Nîmes in 1999, not far from the difficult terroir of... 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 →
And ta da to you! This is an inspired crazy-ass blend. Pinot noir dominates at 35%, then in descending order you'll find gentle slarina, tannic grigolino, and a smidge of... read more →
Jarad Hadi, born and raised in Oregon, educated in wine in Bordeaux, is now making quite interesting wine in his home state. From the Tualatin area, from dry-farmed vines, this... 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 →