Ludwig Bindernagel was a trained architect, so it might make sense that his wines have great infrastructure. This one if from 50-year-old vines, built with a classic “tradition” 80/20 blend... read more →
Recently some friends asked me to make a cult wine recommendation and I thought it was time they knew about Gabrio Bini, a Milanese architect who found winemaking on the... read more →
La Garagista and Deirdre Heekin only do wines of beauty and I offer up this bottle as Exhibit 1. Usually this wine is all frontenac gris from the Vergennes vineyard,... read more →
This is the first vintage of aligoté from Tomoko and Guillaume’s Les Chagniots vineyard in the village of Ladoix. It took all of the couple’s skill, sweat and pruning to reclaim... read more →
From the village of Ludes, 20 minutes south of Reims, there’s not much known about this winemaker who makes a mere 5,000 to 13,000 bottles each year. It seems most... read more →
Marc Augustin goes beyond biodynamics into heavy mystical aromatherapy, energy-centric viticulture. His bent to the spiritual carries over into the cellar. This “fire” cuvée, 301, is a blanc de noir,... read more →
This is Fred Cossard's entry-level negoçe pinot. It’s a blend of sites from the Côte de Beaune (around the village of Beaune) and the Côte de Nuits (around Nuits-Saints-Georges). After... read more →
Looking for Ludwig Bindernagel’s Les Chais du Vieux Bourg? Well, you’ll find his work under the Lulu Vigneron label now. The grapes are picked from three plots of up to... read more →
If you drink this, you’ll feel good too! Fred Cossard is based in Burgundy but the grapes for this wine are from fifty-year-old savagnin vines planted in Jurassic marls near... read more →
A mix of grapes, 80% are purchased, coming from near Puligny, and 20% from his own estate. The fruit is pressed as whole bunch. In 2018 Fred made two versions... read more →