I love this dry-farmed Mendocino vineyard, and so do Tracey and Jared. This is their first effort from it. At first I gave it a not bad, which sounds like... read more →
We arrived to see a weary Jean Louis Dutraive on the Sunday morning after battling a roof fire in his winery. It didn’t faze him. He took the appointment and... read more →
From the Côte Chalonnaise comes a classy little number from good old Dominique. First off, all of his 2014s are marvelous. Even the basic Le Ban Saint-Aubin. This delivered a... read more →
The Roussillon is rising. May I offer you one of the hits of the lovely Vivent de Vins Libres event. A head-turner of elegance from schist and marl. Destemmed. Perfumed.... read more →
Elisabetta made this wine as a bugger off to all of those in her region who view pinot gris as a stupid cash cow. She aimed to restore it to... read more →
Our favorite zwiegelt rosé raised on gruner vetliner skins is back. This time with no SO2 and it’s just completely delightful.
First had this in a group situation, pre-London Real Wine Fair. The wines came fast and furious. For a bottle to get my attention in that kind of setting is... read more →
These vines in the back of Hank’s house are finally arriving and delivering. Hank picked these in succession. Fourteen passes, he says. Then the grapes were lightly crushed and added... read more →
Simple, straightforward yet layered enough to give plenty of pleasure. Touches of fennel on the powerful, rose and violet inflected fruit with a bit of iron punch.
Putting my fork down while at Il Leccio in Sant’ Antimo, I reached yet again for the 2013 Rosso. Its winemaker, Francesca Padovani, noticed I was guzzling her wine. “Do... read more →