Bravo Bloomers! Slaving there in the thankless but oh-so-promising Lake Seneca, showing the world that terroir prevails. A combination of whole bunches and crushed grapes. Vinified in steel tanks for... read more →
In the big VieVienum sit down tasting of high-scoring Austrians, there was only one wine I liked, and I liked it so much it was shocking. "How did they let... read more →
When I met Petra Kujanpää in Austria at Karakterre I was blown away by the wines. A Finnish ex-pat, she’s an important new voice in the Mosel. She works with... read more →
Jonas Seckinger is part of the Pfalz revival. This wine comes from the recovered ancient terraces framed by fruit trees that look down on Deidersheim, with soils that are red... read more →
While it's available state-wide, I had to go to Burgundy to taste this, which I did at a little mini-tasting Tomoko Kuriyama hosted this winter. She told me, "This is... 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 →
Full disclosure: Bob Coleman is a subscriber. I didn’t know he made wine until I saw my friend Mike Bennie applaud Bob's efforts on the P&V website. I had to... read more →
Talk about a wine that knocked me out. I opened it up, I took a sip, stared at it for a couple of minutes, letting the juice sink into my... read more →
Marcel's son Matthew Deiss has brought his own fine sensibility to the family domaine. I particularly resonated with this field blend from the Gruenspiel—a vineyard of granitic, sandstone and gneiss... read more →
How can a place named Liebenberg go wrong? I walked through this sandstone-laden monopole of the Zusslin family with Marie two years ago, a lieu-dit bordering Grand Cru Pfingstberg. I... read more →