Marta Sierotta (raised in Poland, moved to France, then to Italy with her family) lives and works in the Pisa section of Tuscany. I’m liking her work across the board,... read more →
Marta Sierotta (raised in Poland, moved to France, then to Italy with her family) lives and works in the Pisa section of Tuscany. This is her homage to her women.... read more →
Dario Serrentino of Noto, near the southwest coast of Sicily, left social work and part-time family farming for full-time wine in the 2014 vintage. On his website, Serrentino’s importer Ernest... read more →
Jonas Seckinger is part of the Pfalz revival. This wine comes from the recovered ancient terraces framed by fruit trees that look down on Deidersheim, with soils that are red... read more →
I don’t think Ferdinando Principiano can ever disappoint me. I suppose if the price doubled, that could do it, but meanwhile he gives an elegant, expressive, delicious Barolo at a... read more →
Ichiro Ueda planted and farmed the first certified organic vineyard in Hokkaido. His wines charm me with their sincerity. This is the combination of four barrels of pinot; three destemmed,... read more →
From all ungrafted vines, this wine sees whole cluster fermentation and then is aged up in wood of various ages. The seduction on the nose is strong. The color is... read more →
I wrote this note before the recent devastating fires that ravaged the wines and vines of Colombian-born sommelier Leonidas Fernández. So keep that in mind when you drink this, which... read more →
Situated at 350m altitude, above 1er Cru Aux Guettes, this site is a favorite spot for Tomoko. Honestly, her whole face lights up when she talks about this isolated vineyard,... read more →
I visited Raj Parr’s magical spot in San Luis Obispo in December. This is an isolated plot of land where the fruit is slow to ripen and the vines are... read more →