The brand (yes, even the natural wine world can have brands) Boutanche came from the brains of Guilhaume and Cory of Selection Massale. The key? You need to know your... read more →
Trollinger—known as schiava and vernatsch in Italy—is a nifty grape that drinks easy as well as serious. This liter is just the right size, any less would leave us wanting.... read more →
I’ve seen this at $20, and I’ve seen it at $18. Good at $20...but grab it at $18 or lower if you can because this delicious, early drinking, fast drinking,... read more →
When I see organic wine on a label I usually cringe, fearing the dumbed- down effect. But this is the real deal, in a modern and fresh way. Started in... read more →
Former sommelier Jacques Février has made his first vintage from schist and gneiss soil in the Coteaux d’Ancenis. Where is that? Between Nantes and Angers. I kept on returning to... read more →
The god of red wine shone down on melon-master Marc Ollivier in this vintage, and I’ll be extolling the virtues of all of his cuvées, but let’s start here with... read more →
While researching Naked Wine, I wandered into the Ardeche and spent the night carousing with the band of winemakers up there. Among them, Andre Calek, Sylvain Bock, Gerald Oustric and... read more →
Did you see this retro price? For a biodynmic wine? Chambers Street has always championed the little people, and right now they have a cluster of truly beautiful wines at... read more →
Owned and run by Jon and Elizabeth Bowen (her name just happens to be the same as one of my favorite authoresses), the vines are plunked into limestone, chalky-clay, sandy... read more →
I have an unnatural love for the Pignard Beaujolais (as well as his friend’s, Christian Ducroux). And if, like me, you could drink Beaujo every day of the year, I... read more →