When I was falling for wine I was a sucker for old world grenache. In the past decade getting that flavor and spicy, bloody aromas were so very difficult, even... 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 →
From two separate vineyards, stainless élevage and small amount of whole cluster fermentation. The whole cluster gives the wine life as both syrah and mourvèdre can be quite heavy, but... read more →
Some wines fail to get the hipster card for no good reason. This is one of them. From basalt soils, from rugged terroir, it delivers a good sense of place—licorice,... read more →
The syrah from Hank and the Suma Kaw vineyard is always memorable but this new effort might be a tad more spectacular. As usual, the whole cluster fruit is foot... read more →
“If there is no Syrah, my name is Bobby,” wrote winemaker Grégoire Perron. I bought this at a Paris shop and was promised no mouse, “At least on the first... read more →
Cyril is a farming guru based in Cornas. He has rebuilt terraces and rehabbed old plots on mostly granitic sand, planting to a variety of massale, clones and rootstocks, some... read more →
Rocco works in the Costa Toscana area (Coastal Tuscany). He works mostly with French grapes, because that’s what they do there. There’s cabernet franc and petit manseng, in addition to... read more →
It’s always thrilling to offer a wine from New Zealand because, you know, there aren’t that many that I love. But you should know this one from people I want... read more →
The Collines Rhodaniennes is a downrent Northern Rhône appellation that can give us awfully good wine from its schist, limestone, and granitic soils. The region stretches from Lyon in the... read more →