The grapes come from the south, in Séguret and were picked in August. (2017 was super hot). Fermented in stainless steel for three weeks with only 20% whole cluster, it... read more →
The estate is about 12 miles west of the Adriatic and about a three hour drive west of Rome. Got it? The wine has its short, five day maceration with... read more →
The farm started making wine in 2015 and with such style. I like these wines. First it was the grillo, then the macerated blend and now this—a Terre Siciliane that’s... 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 →
There’s such a sense of place in this wine. It could only come from somewhere high and steep—Valtellina. For this I genuflect. Made from 95% nebbiolo, regionally known as chiavennasca,... read more →
Principiano’s attention to detail, the elegance, everything gets me every time in every bottle. This Barolo is from his part of the Boscareto vineyard, a secret, foresty place full of... read more →
The timorasso grape had been teetering on the verge of extinction in the 1980s. While it managed to hang on it’s still rare—and finding one made naturally is even rarer.... read more →
This lovely nebbiolo comes from Ferdinando’s vines in Monforte d’Alba. Right upon opening the wine is reduced and brash, a young child with an innocent rosy flush. By the third... read more →
I’ve been an unabashed fan of Nicolas since I first visited his tiny domaine in 2015. Ever since I pounce on his new vintages with eagerness. This gave pure pleasure.... read more →
Lacryma Christi is the DOP created for indigenous grapes grown around the imposing Vesuvius volcano. The piedirosso from the volcano’s southern foot is from own-rooted vines that are between 25... read more →