I usually skip the Petit Chablis because there’s so much industrial crap. But this was the Dive. I tried. Happy I did. Adrien Roux took over the vines after his... read more →
I was about to skip their wines at the David Bowler tasting, but my friend PP made me stop and I’m glad she did. This one ambushed me; robust and... read more →
Goyo is a bit of an intense maniac and he, like Francis Boulard in Champagne (what, you skipped that piece?), separated from his family to make natural wines. From high... read more →
Concrete aged, all stems, it’s chocolate and serious with a long, windy finish of velvet and deliciousness. I see they have it over at Crush in New York City. It... read more →
Once upon a time I loved Zinfandel. But over the last 15 years, they have gone all syrupy on me and there are very few I want to drink. Then... read more →
The 2011s from our friend Steve over in California are lovely. Loved them all, from the melon-like Vermentino ($20) to the Primrose-scented Bone Jolly Rosé ($18), to the subtle and... read more →
Over the years the use of yeasts in sake has bugged me. No matter how high end, it seemed as if all sakes were too manipulated by aromatic yeasts, trying... read more →
If you don’t know the wines from Coralie and Damien Delecheneau in the AOCs of Touraine Amboise & Montlouis, get to know them now, before everyone else discovers them. They... read more →
Well, let’s just talk about the way prosecco now has its own DOC, which is ridiculous considering most of it is just undrinkable swill. But not all of it. This... read more →
Stony, bone dry and crunchy (a wine descriptor that’s been popular over the past two years, just go with it). It reminds me of a bony Casa Coste Piane prosecco,... read more →