In case you were wondering the new vintage of the Creta is beautiful. From dry-farmed grapes, this is fermented and aged in clay vessels that the winemaker, potter Andrew Beckham, created... read more →
Jae Chu is a talent who came to Burgundy from Seoul, Korea for love of the grape. She works out of a shared facility in Bligny and there her handful... read more →
Over a decade ago I visited Stéphane Bannwarth as his stern mother looked on. He seemed a bit of a mad scientist as he experimented with his above-ground qvevri. Since... read more →
Quite a beautiful pinot with a silky texture and a framed structure. Appealing, rose-powder aromas, gentle red fruits, a ripe raspy tannin and a gorgeous translucent color. There’s a touch... read more →
A happy little debut from Binner, this comes from steep-sloped, young vines tucked into the Katzenthal vineyard. It’s a puppy and shows the deliciousness of Alsatian pinot. Full of fun,... read more →
Pablo is a thinker. He thought to blend four parcels and treat them differently. First there’s partial saignée from the 1er cru and village plots. Then another portion goes through... read more →
Ancient wisdom dictates that you should grow wine grapes where nothing else can survive. That often means high elevation. Case in point, the Atavus Vineyard is 1,800 feet up above... read more →
There are so many lovelies in this lineup from Les Pirouettes. Almost every one is my new favorite. Long live Alsace! A little chalkiness makes this one just fabulous—a food-worthy... read more →
Love me those dark rosés. And when this one was opened amidst all the others with loftier pedigree than the banks of Niagara on the Canadian side, I chose it... read more →
Reynald comes out of the Claude Courtois lineage of winemaking. That means he doesn’t do carbonic. His wines are traditional, destemmed, crushed and raised in old wood. In the barely... read more →