A native of Catalunya, Mario Rovira started to make wine to its northwest in Bierzo in 2011. This is his second vintage and we’ll be watching him. Want to practice... read more →
Jancis Robinson’s book Grapes documents chelva as an old Andalucian grape which is often called lairen. Allowed in the Madrid DO, it seems to be a hearty and disease-resistant variety,... read more →
Maranges is the southernmost Côte de Beaune appellation. This, the gateway to Côte Challonaise, is not on the collectors’ purview. Their loss, because some of the wines, especially those planted... read more →
Part of the new generation of Beaujolais winemakers, Yohan has arrived. He works on 6.5 hectares. The Moulin is his largest holding, its soil mixed with three colors of glorious... read more →
At the end of a long tasting this was just the refresher I needed. It’s red, dense fizz, full of diesel and herbal tannin. Lots of tannin. Not for the... read more →
Folks, our friend Hank did it again. In this vintage of “cedarville,” the foot- stomped grapes turn into rusted pomegranate flavors, but it is elegant and graceful, as if the... read more →
Mike Roth has left Martian Ranch and that’s a good thing, because now he can develop into the vigneron he was meant to become. While he’s waiting for his vines... read more →
When I poured the wine by candlelight and the yeasty smell hit the air, my friend asked, what is that, beer? “Beer made with grapes,” I quipped. There was something... read more →
Fabrice Dodane is doing particularly beautiful work on the whites; the terroir shines through. From the melon queue to the 2008 sous voile, these should be on your scan. I... read more →
What a fun wine that has a glug-glug deliciousness about it. Pinot noir really has such an interesting expression in this part of Piemonte. The fruit is just enough to... read more →