Nice! So food-worthy and solid, mineral lovely syrah which I matched with black bean hummus. Go figure. At first wildly reduced, but big deal. On the palate it is pure.
This is Rafa Bernabé’s project, reviving old vines and old methods, such as this skin contact, orange wine offering, raised in tinajas, those old clay jars (not buried). He uses... read more →
Another fab wine from Rafa, and this one is culled from a selection of 40–80 year old vines planted on limestone and granite, two faves of mine in one terroir.... read more →
My favorite albariño maker, an ex-pat Californian, has gone missing. Wherever Todd is, we hope he is okay, it also means that after the 2011 vintage, the wines of Benito... read more →
Why isn’t this available retail? Bug your wine store to carry it because Tom Lubbe’s wines just continue to excel. There’s hardly a wine of his that’s not expressive and... read more →
The Bret brothers are more known for the negoçiant business of their last name, but Domaine La Soufrandière in the southern part of Burgundy, in the Macon, is their home... read more →
You don’t need me to tell you about B. Mascarello, but just in case you always just look at the Barolo, don’t forget this entry. Fragrant, concentrated, balanced. It’s a... read more →
This might be the most industrial product I ever liked, but I loved it. John Wurdeman had just brought it back from Riga. It is everything I want from an... read more →
This is a project from Roberto Santana, a Tenerife native and extremely talented wine maker who teamed up with like-minded friends to find some wild vines with something to say.... read more →
Nicoletta Boca laments that her precious barberas are ignored because she works in the dolcetto-centric village of Dogliani. Big mistake. For one, the price is right, especially for a bottle... read more →