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 →
Magali Tissot and Ludovic Bonnelle make soulful wines down in Buzet, just south of Bordeaux. And that’s just what I remembered, when I tasted their surprising sauvignon grown on gravel,... read more →
I usually think everyone knows this domaine but just in case you’ve missed out, it’s time to learn about veterans Catherine Roussel and Didier Barrouillet of Clos Roche Blanche. CRB... read more →
There’s something about Styria, its soul, I guess. I can’t think of any one of the natural guys down there in southeast Austria who isn’t deeply committed, almost spiritual, about... read more →
While Damien and Coralie (La Grange Tiphaine) work biodynamically at home, this wine is from purchased grapes, and is aged for 6 months in stainless steel, and damn, it is... 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 →