Barbara and Giuseppe Pusceddu started their estate in 2000 and began to work more naturally in 2006. This is a tiny estate, all of 1.5 hectares and what a damned... read more →
The wine comes from young, bush trained vines. Here it’s all selection massale not clones. The wine is made with 50% whole cluster and the result is 100% delicious, resulting... read more →
Eduard Pié Palomar started to work in 2009. A bona fide oenologist who likes clean wines and old-fashioned technique, he works exclusively with anfora, some buried, some not, then transfers... read more →
Lovers of 4Monos rejoice, this is Javier Garcia Alonso’s other project. It’s in Valdeorras (Nacho Gonzalez of La Perdida has some good company). Albarello is a rare grape in this... read more →
Andrew Nielson is part of the growing Aussie ex-pat clique in Burgundy and he’s making great wine through his negoçe project. A smart guy, he has two aligotés. This one... read more →
The tiny Champagne village of Romery is on the right bank of the Marne River, barely north of Epernay. It is there that Aurélien Lurquin reclaimed his family’s vines from... read more →
On the Tarlant property six Georgian qvevri are planted outside and another three from Spain are inside. They are used to make a tiny series of wines under the Argilité... read more →
Eduard Pié Palomar lives and works in Bonastre, the same village as those indie hits, Partida Creus, a mere hour outside of Barcelona. A bona fide oenologist who likes clean... read more →
So, where is Champlitte? Its general region Franche-Comté should give a clue. It’s an unknown territory just barely north of the Jura and 55 minutes northeast of Dijon. Almost extinct... read more →
Shavkapito is most definitely a Georgian sentimental favorite but until I tried this particular bottling, I’ve been impervious to its charms. Fermented and aged in qvevri in the old-fashioned way,... read more →