Last year I profiled a crazy dude making crazy wine in Zona del Barbaresco who had a composter he called “the mother shit.” He likened cutting the tips of his... read more →
I had heard of this wine but never tasted it until I was at a tea and champagne terroir exploration and lo and behold, it was there. The wine was... read more →
David slaves in biodynamics in the cold village of Trépail. One parcel for this plot was planted in 1957 the other in 1968. This is entirely from the 2009 vintage... read more →
Joseph Pedini lives in Brooklyn. He’s got a long commute to the vines in Oregon, but he is committed to the journey and ever since the beginning, committed to the... read more →
Côt (also known as malbec) loves old vines, cool climate and limestone. And it loves the Touraine, and Damien Delenchenau loves it all. Damien’s vines are 100+ years, old, gnarled,... read more →
Claude’s son Etienne makes this little wine from the gascon grape, rare and indigenous to their area in western Loire. It makes for a small-berried bunch that can be a... read more →
Ben Haines is a man without a vineyard—like so many—but trying to make do by seeking out great wines to borrow from. The Malakoff is rocky and rich in quartz,... read more →
Had no idea there was a province in Lazio that had an IGP called Frusinate, which allows a wide range of grapes, all of the international targets as well as... read more →
This one needs time. Stick it in the wine fridge for a year or at least six months and decant. Every so often there’s a miracle that happens in wine.... read more →
Think that you have to press a wine off of skin quickly? Then think again. Silvio Messana poured the grapes into anfora and then left the wine on the skins... read more →