Alessia and Stefano Bertaiola have ten hectares in the Lake Garda area where there’s barely anything natural to drink. So, this is terrific news, and so is this little frizzante... read more →
Another winner from Monte dei Roari in Lake Garda. This is my first 100% rossignola. It’s a thin-skinned grape and the resulting wine has a coppery color. Part of the... read more →
The farm started making wine in 2015 and with such style. I like these wines. First it was the grillo, then the macerated blend and now this—a Terre Siciliane that’s... read more →
Travis Kauffman is creating a little slice of magic over there in his Carroll Gardens microbrewery. He’s doing a lot that I like, including growing a good deal of his... read more →
Côme worked with Eric Dubois at the historic and now defunct Clos Cristal. He brings with him a sensitive hand to not only his own wine but to his cider... read more →
The winemaker Yossi Zakon has been in the winemaking business since 1981, very rare for a rabbi who lives in the Lubavitcher community of Crown Heights. He always wanted to... read more →
Bulli is situated in the Colli Piacentini, not far from Massimiliano Croci, where the two share a terroir. There’s a beachy quality to the soils here, and plenty of shell... read more →
At first this blend seems a bit too direct and grapey but the next day, the wine turned charming. Days three and four? The fruit evolved into something more savory.... read more →
This baby Bramaterra’s fruit is sourced from several young vineyards plus one, recently bought, with fifty-year-old vines. This charmer starts out life in concrete then heads to both stainless and... read more →
In the difficult year of 2018, Yasuko and Guillaume Jacquemin only made one wine, this semillon. From 70-year-old vines, it took 14 months to ferment in concrete tanks where it... read more →