Mountain nebbiolo is to die for, and the slopes are so steep some actually do. This Grumello, from slate and limestone soils, bottles a sublime example of grape and place.... read more →
A totally stainless approach to nebbiolo, from forty-year-old vines in the Le Coste di Monforte d’Alba vineyards as well as some younger vines—destined to grow up into barolo, from the... read more →
Rolfo makes simple and sincere wines, great for crowds and simple dinners at home. The wine was raised in stainless and is super fresh with great concentration. A lovely barbera... read more →
Marco Rizzardi works high above Emilia out of the appellation, on limestone soils in an Alpine-like climate. He makes stunningly elegant wines. All of them. The work is mostly in... read more →
The Carso region near Solvenia is filled with fossil limestone, sinkholes (honestly) and not much topsoil. This has created a fun-to-debate issue about terroir as the winemakers have had to... read more →
This domaine was certified organic back in 1990, the first year it was available in the country. They work with roditis as well as the unexplored dry versions of black muscat.... read more →
Ferdinando makes three different Barolos. This is his most early drinking. From 3.5 acres of younger vines (20 years old) in the Serralunga Boscareto vineyard. It’s aged for 24 months... read more →
In the 2016 vintage Claire Naudin (like most of Burgundy) was devastated by frost and hail. That meant a very teeny crop. Claire was planning to make no wine but... read more →
One of the most beautiful vintages of this wine in ages. Not one hint of puppy breath. This, as usual, is whole cluster fermentation and then into the demi-muids for... read more →
So, what the hell is Sankt Laurent? Glad you asked. No one really knows. At one point it was thought to have a pinot noir parent. But recently, that theory... read more →