Jerome Bretaudeau is a masterful winemaker in the Nantais, well-known for his muscadet. I had this in Burgundy and it initially had a smokiness that plunked me in the Northern... read more →
Swick fans, you should grab this one, especially if you’re loving chilled reds. This usually has 20 days of whole cluster ferment and is aged in the concrete egg for... read more →
Quite a beautiful pinot with a silky texture and a framed structure. Appealing, rose-powder aromas, gentle red fruits, a ripe raspy tannin and a gorgeous translucent color. There’s a touch... read more →
Takahiko purchases the pinot for this wine from a neighbor’s plot. He said that the land had once been dedicated to forest and cherries, and the vineyard has little topsoil.... read more →
Earlier versions were 50/50, but now this blend is 85% pinot and 15% zweigelt—though the percentages depend on the vintage, then it is fermented in plastic tubs and raised in... read more →
Antoine Lienhardt is one of my recent favorites vignerones, among the new kids bringing respect to the Nuits-Village area. I really don't think I tasted one wine during my visit... read more →
While it's available state-wide, I had to go to Burgundy to taste this, which I did at a little mini-tasting Tomoko Kuriyama hosted this winter. She told me, "This is... read more →
Some of the Donkey and Goat 2022s are really standouts. Like this fashionably cloudy wine that might cure your pet’nat fatigue. With edgey Mendocino fruit, it has a rosy, cherry-like... read more →
Donkey & Goat is grown in California and made in Oakland. The 2022s are worth your while, but this one stands out as one of my top picks from Tracey's... read more →
This is a joint project between the winemakers Tiago Teles and Antonio Marques-da Cruz (Quinta da Serradinha). This is their classy number from one of Portugal’s most widely planted red... read more →