Given all the attention focused on their beautiful reds, the white wines of D&R are so often overlooked, which is kind of a tragedy. That’s why I’m grateful for Trevor... read more →
This is wine from the end of the world—from the town of Cowaramup in Margaret River in Western Australia. This is Sam’s first vintage from his very own grapes and... read more →
INTENSE! Emilie and Alexis Porteret started to make wine in the Doubs area of the Jura in 2010 after Alexis’ experience working with Pascal Clairet of Domaine de la Tournelle... read more →
In the un-chic part of western Champagne, halfway between Reims and Paris, in a town called Crouttes-sur-Marne, not far from where Francoise Bedel has her cuverie, works Jérôme Bourgeois-Diaz. He’s... read more →
Isabelle and Jean-Yves Vantey have worked without chemicals since 1998, then went biodynamic a decade later. For me their wines strike elegance while still hinting at rusticity, a balance I... read more →
The Sera family works 7 steep hectares of vineyards in San Giacomo di Teglio. This is in the magical glacial rock and sediment area of Valtellina, Lombardy, on the border... read more →
I spent a few hours with the Ramiro Ibáñez, the creator of Cota 45, last year in the town of Sanlúcar. At a restaurant with white plastic chairs and fried... read more →
Kenji and Mai are two of the many vignerons now making beautiful dry wines from the area of Rablay-sur-Layon, once a hot spot for sweet. Their Faia is a blend... read more →
Historically the Lapierre Morgon comes in three different bottlings, including the no sulfur Cuvée N. N used to be impossible to find but now with the fashion of zero/zero it’s... read more →
Goyo is one of the natural pioneers in the Ribera del Duero where he lives and farms most of his vines. But this is his mencia and palomino, from a... read more →