This 2015 vintage has brought some pretty crappy, sloppy rosés to the market, or am I the only one who noticed. However, Majas brought pleasure. From schist, volcanic stone and... read more →
Yes, there are red wines in Vinho Verde. Here we have a nifty 100% varietal from the Baseira vineyard and produced by a man I’ve not met, Antonio Ribeiro Pereira.... 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.
What a brilliant little project from Christian Binner. He basically has a group of farmers who are starting to follow the natural and bottle their juice instead of selling their... read more →
The Czech Republic is on the rise and Osička seems to be one of those special kind of intuitive winemakers. He works on three hectares, doesn’t use any temperature control,... read more →
The soil (as the name suggests) is their sandy plot. Their vines are up to sixty years of age. The fruit is raised in tank, never seeing wood, resulting in... read more →
If this wine were pie, it would be mixed berries, no sugar added, sprinkled with lemon—and then the savory, saucy tart would animate and jump dancing from its tin. The... read more →
In the fall this was shy and shrill. Now, six months later? It’s a testament to patience. For some reason this made me rethink everything I knew about burgundy. It’s... read more →
From 500 meters up, at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains in the Rousillon AOC of southern France, comes a wine squarely in the inexpensive and (very, very) cheerful category.... read more →
Faust is from Vandières, a small town in the little known Seine-et-Marne, south-west (about 15 miles) from the city of Epernay, and quite close to Paris. These are long-time organic... read more →