Bastian Wolber, a German, moved to Burgundy and has been pushing the envelope in a few ways; bringing in German spätburgunder to vinify on Burgundy soil. And then there's this,... read more →
Years ago, I was introduced to Michel Gahier’s fabulous wines at lunch in Arbois with Pierre Overnoy. Seeing it on the list he grabbed a savagnin and claimed Gahier one... read more →
I met Matteo, one of the partners involved with this extreme project, on the alternative nebbiolo wine tour in 2020. The reclamation of heroic steep vineyards—they look like Roman ruins—was... read more →
This is the celebrated collaboration between the biodynamic minds of Benoit Marguet, Benoit Lahaye, Vincent Laval, and David Leclapart. This vintage, the chardonnay is from Leclapart (Trepail), the pinot meunier... read more →
The enthusiastic, blunt and charming Kuniko Mukai is one of the rare female brewers and brewery heads. She works in the seaside town of Ine, in the northern part of... read more →
Chanterêves now owns five hectares, but the negoçe business survives. They have access to some beautiful fruit, as evidenced through this Aloxe. For whole cluster freaks like me, this is... read more →
David Keck of Stella 14 didn’t make wine in 2021 and while this is sad, there were some very happy winemakers greedy for his grapes. This frontenac blanc, one of... read more →
I’m a sucker for carignan from just about anywhere other than the celebrated Priorat. I prefer the grape direct, untarted up, like this one from Calce village in the Roussillon. The... read more →
The small négociant run by René-Jean Dard and Hervé Souhaut has been a source of great wines. The grapes for this come from Frederic Pierro’s vines, and the quality of... read more →
Pinot from Tuscany? Usually I would say no, but from Fabrizio Niccolaini and Patrizia Bartolini, the names behind Massa Vecchia? Count me in. This is from a tiny parcel at... read more →