Blandine (more on the vinification) and Jérémie (more in the vineyard) are making promising wine, not far from the Puzelats. This côt gets a short maceration of a week before... read more →
Vigneron Eric Texier is helping out here as the wine whisperer for this domain that works 5.6 ha out of their 56. The wine begins its life in a partial... read more →
A solid under-$20 red that’s organic with lowish SO2 is harder to find than a ripe peach in January. But this sangio is that. It has a lot of charm for... read more →
If a wine of innocence is what is needed, one to remind of us of life before the worries and angst set in, when we ran through fields and jumped... read more →
Philippe Bordes retired from plumbing and swapped out a drain snake for secateurs as he turned to the vineyards. From 9 hectares in Saint Chinian, with his wife Emma, they... read more →
If you can’t find an underground bar, drink something vinified in the ground. Gosh, I love this jumping bean-like saperavi, shot through with flower power and clay. This is from... read more →
Nika Carlson is based in Brooklyn and grows apples and makes cider in Hudson, New York. I was impressed by many of her ciders but this one was truly attention-getting.... read more →
Oh little dolcetto you sweetie! From the hilly Roero region. Earthy and full of fruit right beneath the surface, it is what you want for an everyday wine and yet... read more →
Giol is a large producer. I have never visited which puts me at a handicap because especially when dealing with large producers, visits are even more important to make sure... read more →
This is the famous wine of the Colli Piacentini in Emilia-Romagna. Its name is derived from the traditional gutturnium jug that people drank the wine from. By law, the wine... read more →