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 →
These are the pioneers in the Mosel. They went biodynamic in 1979 and were the only ones working that way for a very, very long time. Then they upped the... read more →
Based in Mittelbergheim, north of Colmar, Pierre Rietsch’s riesling comes from the clay and limestone lieu dit, Stein. An extremely appealing dry, fleshy riesling with nice depth from almost two... read more →
This wine has been going back and forth to back and forth in its evolution. Right now it’s in an awesome spot, similar to when I fell for it at... read more →
Summerhill is an estate in Kelowna started by the charismatic Stephen Cipes, a New Yorker who fell in love with that part of British Columbia in 1986. Kind of a... read more →
Who knew that Milan was a Woody Allen fan? This is a classic Nestarec acid trip. The juice ferments in 7-year-old 600-liter barrels for about 2 months, in contact with... read more →
A delightful wine from Christian Binner’s Pirouettes think tank (or perhaps I should call it a ‘drink tank’). The point of his project is to guide young, natural vignerons into... read more →
The domaine is in the cute, red-geranium besotted town of Eguisheim (home to natural wine icon Domaine Schueller). The new generation, Denis, took his dad’s biodynamic (since 2006) farming further... 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 →
Another electric wine from Milan. Pressed directly, about 10% of the juice gets a few days of skin contact. The wine is raised in bigger old barrels from local oak... read more →