Found at the scruffy Vins Anonymes tasting. Didier is situated in the town of Saint-Lothian, about 8 miles south west of the fairy-town of Pupillin. His secrets are fierce agriculture... read more →
Winemaker and film producer (e.g. Mondovino) Catherine Hannoun studied at the feet of Pierre Overnoy. She does her mentor proud. I loved this dense, cinnamon touched savagnin but I super... read more →
Château-Chalon is a bowl-like terroir, the most famed in the Jura. Everything made there is Vin Jaune: savagnin raised under a voile (veil—aka flor) for six years and three months... read more →
Fabrice Dodane is doing particularly beautiful work on the whites; the terroir shines through. From the melon queue to the 2008 sous voile, these should be on your scan. I... read more →
Valentin has a degree in international law. In 2014 he asked himself, who needs that? He took an internship with Alsace’s Christian Binner, then turned his attention to dad’s vines.... read more →
This is the late Jean-Charles Maire’s daughter, Emilie Gerard’s first effort. And while I have nothing to compare it to, I can feel the farmer in the wine, gentle, not... 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 →
Ludwig Bindernagel was a trained architect, so it might make sense that his wines have great infrastructure. This one if from 50-year-old vines, built with a classic “tradition” 80/20 blend... read more →
If you drink this, you’ll feel good too! Fred Cossard is based in Burgundy but the grapes for this wine are from fifty-year-old savagnin vines planted in Jurassic marls near... read more →
This producer was all over the wine bars of Vienna. I just had to try it… and fell in love on the spot. Sylvain works on 1.5 hectares and the... read more →