Here’s a little item for the students out there: savatiano is the most planted grape in Greece. This one is from vines planted in 1960 on sandy loam soils. The... read more →
Another beaut from our friend Hank, who packed in the flavor here at 12.4% alcohol. Like everything he makes up there on those granitic soils, it needs a day to... read more →
Sure, I listed this wine in November but it bears repeating. This is your party wine for the season. It’s totally satisfying in that warm way of the south of... read more →
Elodie Aubert & Raphaël Gonzales’ grapes come from steep slopes and limestone soils. The wine is aged in concrete and comes out fresh, deep, really deep, super satisfying in the... read more →
Another knockout Piedi Grandi from Hankster. The grapes, as usual, come from the local Sumu Kaw vineyard that sits at 3000 feet of elevation on volcanic loam soils. Hank’s choice... read more →
Former Tournon wine bar owner (Carafes en Folie) turned into a brilliant winemaker when he took over his grandfather’s abandoned vineyards in the villages of Arras, Sécheras, and Ozon. He... 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 →
Winemakers Evelyne and Pascal Clairet have been releasing older vintages so if you happen to see this, as I did in Paris earlier this year, don’t hesitate to buy it.... read more →
A crazy blend of red and white grapes with floral, bacon and tannin, savory and sandy from one of my favorite producers in Emilia-Romagna.
In 2015 Guria, on the west coast of Georgia, was hit by frost and nary a grape to be had. To deal, Zurab Topuridze bought saperavi in the east from... read more →