I was very taken by this wine. Lika Megreladze, is part of the new Gurian revival, and her first commercial production was in 2019. Here, she's working with the chkhaveri... read more →
You might remember this wine under the label Domaine de Montrieux. Lesné took it over from Emile Heredia in 2015, but the new name and label has only been here... read more →
Once banned from the library of approved Italian grapes (ouch), slarina is back and this one comes from one of my favorite Piemontese producers. The grape has been on the... read more →
It’s always thrilling to offer a wine from New Zealand because, you know, there aren’t that many that I love. But you should know this one from people I want... read more →
Your new favorite grape? Mandilaria. Almost as much fun to drink as it is to say! It’s blended with the white savatiano grape which makes it perfect for rosé lovers... read more →
Farmed in the tiny village of Pupillin, the wine comes from a one-hectare parcel of savagnin planted in compact grey marl. Vinified in large, old oak barrels, it stays there... read more →
This is a beauty. A blend of two vineyards with more than 40 years of age in the village of Mareuil. The land is clay limestone. There's complexity from barrel... read more →
Vincent Charlot farms about 11 acres in Mareuil, just west of Epernay. This gorgeous cuvée comes from about a half-acre of vines planted in 1955. There is a razor’s edge... read more →
This winemaker started in Beaujolais in 2008 on a tiny amount of land. Now she has branched out to negociant. I was quite taken with this velvety wine from a... read more →
Rocco works in the Costa Toscana area (Coastal Tuscany). He works mostly with French grapes, because that’s what they do there. There’s cabernet franc and petit manseng, in addition to... read more →