You better move quick. Jérôme’s wines are like fraises du bois, they disappear quickly. Another easygoing white wine that is easy to love with more savory than fruit, full of... 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.
I am happy to add another real Soave to the category. Here you go: Sant’Alda. This gets fermented in a combination of large oak casks and stainless steel tanks. The... read more →
Stefano and Giovanna live and work on their vines in Chianti, even if they use the IGT DOC. How could they not? Anyone looking for typical chianti might be scared... read more →
Corrado Dottori is making some stellar wines in the Marche. If he’s not on your radar, please correct that. This skin contact number is from limestone soils and is a... read more →
The downtrodden fallen glory of the wine that has become a supermarket cliché, Frascati is a natural for revival. Terrific volcanic soils, just a half-hour cheap train ride from Rome.... read more →
This comes from the oldest part of the vineyard. The skin contact here is six days and it’s aged in smaller chestnut barrels. The trebbiano in the mix is a... read more →
A good old traditional field blend is perfect for a pet’nat. This bottle from Chiara Bianchi and Daniele Presutti is the perfect way to kick off summer. It’s picnic or porch... read more →
Another winner from Marco Merli. This ferments for thirty days on the skins in cement tank. Like so many of these new releases, the wine is reduced and lives on... read more →
The high elevation clay-limestone and tuffaceous soils of Sannio Benevento in northern Campania has a great wine tradition, and looking forward to seeing this winemaker's progression. Here he gives grapes get... read more →