Even though Hank gets these grapes from a vineyard that does one Roundup treatment a year, this petit manseng always has something to say—a true lesson in what this grape... read more →
First sip of this wine that rings in at 10.5% ABV was a tad too cold. I had no one to blame but myself. However, a few degrees later, wow,... read more →
You might know of this little-known terroir from Martin’s esteemed father, Eric Texier. Eric became a pioneer in the region known for its oddity: Northern Rhône climate and the more... read more →
Love me those dark rosés. And when this one was opened amidst all the others with loftier pedigree than the banks of Niagara on the Canadian side, I chose it... read more →
I met Guy once years back in Millisieme Bio. A shy man who makes a shy wine, like the cool interesting introvert. He was an early adopter of organics, having... read more →
Brand new face for me, and the wine from Zurab Zatusashvili was a charmer. Full on tannin and depth, and yet? Silky. The talk of the tasting. Importer: None.
Physically exquisite, the slopes of Racha are a melding of terroirs. It’s known for its ham and for the semi-sweet wines (the one to the left) called khvanchkara that are... read more →
I meant to leave this space for newcomers, but I couldn’t help myself. After all, very few people here know of shy Archil Natsvlishvili’s wine, now in third vintage. Based... read more →
Vincent Jullien is a rather notorious French ex-pat in Georgia who I first met because he made exquisite spirit, including absinthe. Needing glouglou, he teamed up with friend Guillaume Gouerou... read more →
Emzar Vasadze, the owner of the Tbilisi 8000 Vintages wine shop has gotten into the qvevri wine biz and the wines are good! The rkatsiteli had some mouse, but not... read more →