The resurrection of Emilia-Romagna and fizzy malvasia continues. A no brainer charmer. Juicy and gentle. This is hard to find, right now. But won’t be for long.
Old world alert! Jacqueline André sidesteps the trend towards 100% grenache, embraces concrete and thus manages finesse and elegance, even with 14.5% abv. Cellar the powerful 2010s and 2011s—they’ll be... read more →
Kenji is from Vancouver. We met at the Renaissance, where the cupid arrow pierced my palate. This is his first vintage, but chenin of this quality is hard to find,... read more →
Exhausted at the Dive’s end, I stopped at Mathieu’s table, expecting nothing but fatigue. Wrong! One sip of this wine from north of Sancerre, and I woke right up to... read more →
Found at the scruffy Vins Anonymes tasting. Didier is situated in the town of Saint-Lothian, about 8 miles south west of the fairy-town of Pupillin. His secrets are fierce agriculture... read more →
The Padovani twins, (who also make beautiful Brunello) scored big with their red and skin contact white table wines. The rosso, all sangiovese, is in the delightful camp, made more... read more →
Tasted at La Dive, and quickly realized these vintage dated ciders were going to give some serious competition to the cider king of Normandy, Eric Bordelet. The Poiré 2012 was... read more →
Deirdre is making tiny amounts of wine in Barnard, Vermont, from organically grown grapes. These grapes, however, were procured from the southwest corner of VT, in Vergennes (cute town, great... read more →
D&R alert in 2011. Pricey, sure. Buy what you can. The white Crozes was like intense melon and ice. This Baties, was a little tough, but drunk two months later... read more →
I tasted this quite a few times back in the Loire this past February and then guzzled it down in New York in March. It never failed me. Puzelat just... read more →