If you’re lamenting the lack of real Bordeaux, this one will restore your faith. In Margaux (one of my favorite zones in Bordeaux), priced well under $100, it’s a bargain... read more →
From Maranges, this is bursting with life and love. If Pierre Fenals is one of the happiest farmers in the world, it shows. The dry vintage of 2015 comes through... read more →
In the great grape hunt of 2016, Alice and Olivier found some from not too far away from home, in Auxerre. But the majority of fruit came from an organic... read more →
I have a soft spot for this Champagne because back in summer 2003 when I visited with Pascal Leclerc, he had me saber my first champagne. When he passed away... read more →
Château de Bonnezeaux has not produced wines under its own label since the 1980s, having rented its vines. Here’s the first vintage in over thirty years and only possible after... read more →
Ludovic’s new releases are absolutely vibrant. He’s a strict no-sulfur guy and a believer in only releasing wines when ready, hence a recent debut of a decade old wine. It’s... read more →
Mountain nebbiolo is to die for, and the slopes are so steep some actually do. This Grumello, from slate and limestone soils, bottles a sublime example of grape and place.... read more →
The Carso region near Solvenia is filled with fossil limestone, sinkholes (honestly) and not much topsoil. This has created a fun-to-debate issue about terroir as the winemakers have had to... read more →
When Frenchman Jérôme Binda landed on the island of Tinos in 2011 he had no prior winemaking experience. So he took some instruction from the naturally-minded Jason Ligas and eventually... read more →
If you’ve been waiting patiently for the Lopez de Heredia rosé to return, drink this to whet that barrel-aged rosé whistle. Domaine Tatsis has the balls to age up a... read more →