Based in Mittelbergheim, north of Colmar, Pierre Rietsch’s riesling comes from the clay and limestone lieu dit, Stein. An extremely appealing dry, fleshy riesling with nice depth from almost two... read more →
Like the man, Mark Angéli’s wines are a peaceful journey into sensibility. The La Lune, both the regular and the one raised in amphore is a blend from three vineyards... read more →
Mark Angéli treats his special single-vineyard wine to a two-year élevage, and it always seems rounder, fuller, a bit more classic with a bitter edge and bracing rhubarb. Don’t leave... read more →
Like Manuel Moraga (in the Chilean story), Frantz used to be in forestry. He worked in Québec before moving back to France. He makes this marvelous wine from a blend... read more →
This menu pineau has always been one of my favorite Puzelat wines. It ages beautifully. Saline and floral. Of course drinking it with wonderful friends helps. If you can’t find... read more →
This was the first wine I had when I went to a tasting packed with Emilia bubbles, Emilia Sur Lì, and what a way to begin. I subsequently had it... read more →
Bruno Rochard returned to his family’s estate in 1998 and started to work his 6.5 hectares in 2002 under the guidance of neighbor Richard Leroy. In 2006, he started to... read more →
Stunner! This was the talk of the tasting in Roero. Just a beauty from bought grapes near Nieve. Elegant. Refined. Cherry dusted with plaster of Paris in a very, very... read more →
Jure Štekar, who took over the estate in 2012, is making beautiful wine and kudos to Jake Halper of Field Blend for picking him up. I was particularly taken with... read more →
This is from a collection of very old vineyards with God-knows-what growing on decomposed basalt in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Often reduced, this vintage is coming around and shedding... read more →