From the steep schist slopes in the Collines Rhodaniennes, across the river from the famous hill Côte-Rôtie, comes this wine from farmers Anne and Pierré-André Déplaude. This is a weird... read more →
In the un-chic part of western Champagne, halfway between Reims and Paris, in a town called Crouttes-sur-Marne, not far from where Francoise Bedel has her cuverie, works Jérôme Bourgeois-Diaz. He’s... read more →
At my first taste I wrote, “Hello old-fashioned deliciousness.” The fruit comes from Martin’s oldest vines in Saint-Julien which were planted in the 1950s on limestone and marl. It’s partially... read more →
Ariane Lesné bought the domaine from Emilie Heredia in 2015 and while her love was for pineau d’aunis, gamay is its likely companion. She sourced the fruit for this from... read more →
Isabelle and Jean-Yves Vantey have worked without chemicals since 1998, then went biodynamic a decade later. For me their wines strike elegance while still hinting at rusticity, a balance I... read more →
Another winner from the beautifully farmed land of M. Rateau. 2018 was a bit of a mixed bag and the sorting table was needed. From the taste here, the work... read more →
Kenji and Mai are two of the many vignerons now making beautiful dry wines from the area of Rablay-sur-Layon, once a hot spot for sweet. Their Faia is a blend... read more →
Historically the Lapierre Morgon comes in three different bottlings, including the no sulfur Cuvée N. N used to be impossible to find but now with the fashion of zero/zero it’s... read more →
Côme worked with Eric Dubois at the historic and now defunct Clos Cristal. He brings with him a sensitive hand to not only his own wine but to his cider... read more →
Goyo is one of the natural pioneers in the Ribera del Duero where he lives and farms most of his vines. But this is his mencia and palomino, from a... read more →