Home Vineyard always has a higher alcohol level than Hank’s other wines and we feel it here even in 2011. But it’s a beauty, with plenty of that savory sage... read more →
There’s an enclave of winemakers clustered in the Ardeche who work with the kind of cold carbonic maceration used by the early natural winemakers. There, Manuel Cunin and Vincent Fargier... read more →
From the Southern Rhône town of Vaison la Romaine comes a vibrant wine made from biodynamic syrah, grown on limestone. Now, I’m usually not too in love with syrah from... read more →
Forgive this terrible packaging and also for repeating myself, but a wine that delivers this much is worth repeating. What lies beneath is worthy of simple Sunday dinners and a... read more →
The grapes come from the south, in Séguret and were picked in August. (2017 was super hot). Fermented in stainless steel for three weeks with only 20% whole cluster, it... read more →
A grape cocktail, pinot gris, noir, Grand Cru riesling, gewürztraminer, pinot auxerrois and muscat. This is a long time favorite. Spring in the bottle. Not kidding.
I’ve been waiting for the U Stiliccionu wines to be available in the States for two years because of its taste of place and sense of life. This is a... read more →
I sampled this in the States, in Slovenia and in France, and I did a double-take every time. The blend is pretty exciting. The fruit is co-fermented with 8 to... read more →
Drink a sauvignon blanc from Chile? Ideologically, it’s not my favorite thing. But here, I did and did so happily. My first time drinking this was last January in Valparaiso.... read more →
From the high elevation of Lamole, this comes from bush trained, own-grafted vines and holy moly. Years back I asked someone who knew better than I, on what is real... read more →