My TFLWS is going to love me and hate me for this polarizing wine. First, a sauvignon blanc from the hot hills outside of Madrid? How non-traditional! Well, the vines... 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 →
Want to flip people out? Give a sancerre lover this and tell them it’s the same grape. This is a big load of love from a sensitive winemaker in South... 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 →
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.
Claude and his son Etienne work in a part of the Loire full of forest. Here is a different expression of sauvignon blanc than the Quartz (to the right). From... read more →
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.
Ischia, the volcanic island in the middle of the Bay of Naples, is now more famous for the beach scenes in Elena Ferrante’s novels than for wine. For good reason.... read more →
Why are we mostly denied Patrick Sullivan’s wines in the United States? He’s the king of soif. This one delivers tangerine citrusy joy and immediately puts a smile on my... read more →
Be on the outlook for more table wines from the sweet wine district of Coteaux du Layon. This one is a beauty, 80% sauvignon it’s tempered by gorgeous chenin and... read more →