Vinified and aged in old wood, the wine is long and lovely. Full of a grapefruit, juicy ripe acid—all sorts of citrus threading through the wine. A zingy experience.
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 →
Palomino seems to be a terrific way to temper aggressive sauvignon blanc. Sipping on this I found it a brilliant blend. Raised in cement tinaja on its skins for three... read more →
From one of natural wine’s OGs, Theirry Puzelat, comes a brilliant example of a workhorse sauvignon blanc. He has been buying grapes for this cuvée for years from a nearby... read more →
Now in her early 30s, this vigneronne works on 1 ha and supplements her needs with grapes from friends. She is very much of the new natural wine scene with... read more →
The Perraud's farm grapes and make wine in Côtes de la Molière, Beaujolais. That’s just a little bit north of Morgon. This sparkler is a heartfelt blend of chardonnay and... read more →
Finally, there is some new blood near the Puzelats in Les Montils. Blandine Floch has set up shop a few minutes south of their vineyards, tending 40-year old vines grown... 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 →
This is wine from the end of the world—from the town of Cowaramup in Margaret River in Western Australia. This is Sam’s first vintage from his very own grapes and... read more →
I watched Marie Rocher (her dad was my French publisher) go from urban planner, to bread maker and finally, upon the death of her father, to finding her place in... read more →