German transplant Christoph Fischer makes a true and beautiful field blend from an old plot of grapes planted in alberello—bush-vine style—something quite rare for the ritzy Maremma. You’ll find a... read more →
Every once in a while someone will ask me to taste their wine and low and behold, I’m starstruck. Coup de couer. The grapes come from a single goblet vineyard... read more →
Federico Orsi works just outside of Bologna in the Colli, on beautiful rolling hills. He’s on limestone instead of the silt you find further west, making still and referemented wines.... read more →
Elio Sandri has beautiful vineyards and in the nubile spring, as I saw them last year, they are filled with daisies. This is a quiet, modest house and the grapes,... read more →
The wines from La Clarine Farm are getting more daring, more wild, and this rosé is a bucking bronco of a wine. Vinified half in tank and half in older... read more →
This is the late Jean-Charles Maire’s daughter, Emilie Gerard’s first effort. And while I have nothing to compare it to, I can feel the farmer in the wine, gentle, not... read more →
From the big toe of Italy comes a stunner. The vines are six years young and the resulting wine is puppy-like in energy. I couldn’t stop drinking it. Vinified in... read more →
Gogita has a pretty new label thanks to the talented Justine Saint-Lô. What’s inside is even better. We’re talking classic, lively Imereti juice with a brilliant juicy hint of smoky... read more →
Bourg is rooted in tradition and if you like the old world of northern syrah, you’ll love his wines. He’s got 1.5 hectares now and he works those grapes in... read more →
If you’re lamenting the lack of real Bordeaux, this one will restore your faith. In Margaux (one of my favorite zones in Bordeaux), priced well under $100, it’s a bargain... read more →