Young Milan Nestarec of Moravia is an It Boy around the natural wine globe. He’s essential to the crazy Slo/Czech crowd. Sometimes I worry that he’s lost focus, with too... read more →
A nice big bottle from the still-It boy of Moravia, Milan Nestarec. The barrel-leaping monkey (that’s the way he is in the winery) of a man has vinified a wine... read more →
Another knockout Piedi Grandi from Hankster. The grapes, as usual, come from the local Sumu Kaw vineyard that sits at 3000 feet of elevation on volcanic loam soils. Hank’s choice... read more →
Here you go, a yowza example from the fiery 2017 vintage. It's a remarkable 10.5% wine, a thoroughly down-the-hatchable drink with a compelling backbone—low alcohol, yes, but there's still plenty... read more →
When I first tasted this, I thought it was the kind of wine you stumble on in travel, fall in love with right there, but doubt it would taste as... read more →
What a treat. Sherry like it was meant to be without fortification. From old goblet vines near the Mediterranean, directly pressed into steel tank for primary fermentation, then transferred to... read more →
In the 2016 vintage Claire Naudin (like most of Burgundy) was devastated by frost and hail. That meant a very teeny crop. Claire was planning to make no wine but... read more →
RAW Fair regular João Tavares de Pina works in the Dão, the region south of Porto. The family has been in vines since the 18th century but it was only... read more →
So, what the hell is Sankt Laurent? Glad you asked. No one really knows. At one point it was thought to have a pinot noir parent. But recently, that theory... read more →
The first wine I drank recently in Tbilisi was this beautiful specimen from John Okroshvili’s sister, Jenny. Thought to be the offspring of rkatsiteli and mtsvane, kisi has bizarrely been... read more →