Faust is from Vandières, a small town in the little known Seine-et-Marne, south-west (about 15 miles) from the city of Epernay, and quite close to Paris. These are long-time organic... read more →
Grown in a vineyard with extremely high density, of about 16,000 plants per acre grown on a combo soil of limestone and granite. Éric has given two disrespected grapes, auxerrois... read more →
Cherry, a good dollop of tannic grit, and a touch of volatility. This simple. Lovely. Inexpensive and juicy, in any of the above vintages. Drink it every day and be... read more →
Clos Roche Blanche is gone but the genetic material for the wine lives on in loving granitic instead of limestone soils. Fermentation is preceded by a four-day cold maceration. Only... read more →
If you want to see an example of a little mouse on a wine, the kind that doesn’t interfere, check this out. It’s got a lot of velvet, tar and... read more →
Forgive this terrible packaging and also for repeating myself, but a wine that delivers this much is worth repeating. What lies beneath is worthy of simple Sunday dinners and a... read more →
From the clay and limestone of Corsica’s Patrimonio AOP comes a pretty spectacular vermentino. The domaine has been biodynamic for a decade, and this wine has everything I want from... read more →
If only it were kosher, my kosher wine readers would rejoice. But alas, the winemaker is not a religious Jew, so this is merely a good Israeli wine. The viticulture... read more →
Chateau Meylet’s Michel Favard was one of the first (if not the first) Bordelais in biodynamics (1989). A gentle soul who makes ethereal Bordeaux from limestone soils, the wines just... read more →
It’s rare to find a 100% nerello cappuccio and when given one at the winery, I treasured it and swore to take it home with me. I didn’t. I left... read more →