I’ve forgotten to put this in for three newsletters. Bad me. Every time I drink/taste I remember that I kind of love the 2015 of this. Well made, it’s a... read more →
Considered Hervé’s most age-worthy, this is a great example of a wine, made in traditional fermentation and oak aging yet remains as light on its feet as a vin de... read more →
Thanks to Pascaline who dragged me over to taste with Eric Dubois years back, I’ve been following this wine even before its release. Now it’s here. Magnificent life. It had... read more →
Yes, there are red wines in Vinho Verde. Here we have a nifty 100% varietal from the Baseira vineyard and produced by a man I’ve not met, Antonio Ribeiro Pereira.... read more →
I had heard of this wine but never tasted it until I was at a tea and champagne terroir exploration and lo and behold, it was there. The wine was... read more →
I am happy to add another real Soave to the category. Here you go: Sant’Alda. This gets fermented in a combination of large oak casks and stainless steel tanks. The... read more →
Joseph Pedini lives in Brooklyn. He’s got a long commute to the vines in Oregon, but he is committed to the journey and ever since the beginning, committed to the... read more →
Côt (also known as malbec) loves old vines, cool climate and limestone. And it loves the Touraine, and Damien Delenchenau loves it all. Damien’s vines are 100+ years, old, gnarled,... read more →
There are so many lovelies in this lineup from Les Pirouettes. Almost every one is my new favorite. Long live Alsace! A little chalkiness makes this one just fabulous—a food-worthy... read more →
From a 9-hectare estate, made by the Boisard boys. The vines are over 30 years old from gravely soils. Aged in barrel for eight months, and as I’ve tasted these... read more →