Eric Morgat told me that this 2010 was closed. I was like, really? Granted, I watched this dance over a few days and it never gave up. Never. What a... read more →
I gave this wine from granite and sand to a friend, a total heathen. A guy who peppers most wines, really. He takes a pepper grinder, twirls away and says,... read more →
Get it while you can because this is probably a one off. From north Etna—1,300m. Foti usually produces a still rose between 12.5% and 13%, but, in 2011, the alcohol... read more →
Tasted in his cellar, the Chaillot had been open for several days (I couldn’t bear to ask him to open up a new bottle for me). This was from the... read more →
There are a few people working naturally in Cahors, and thank the gods because the place has the stuffing of greatness. Fabien Jouves is one of them. Here we have... read more →
This charmer comes from just outside the border of Beaujolais in the Macon. From 400 meter elevation of granite, this lovely wine is raised in old barrels. Here’s a study... read more →
From the wrong side of Beaujolais, meaning not inside any of the crus, comes a very, very right wine. Bruno makes this from a plot of 50-year-old vines outside of... read more →
El Diablo does it again, this time Jose Pastor brought treasures back from that island riddled with retirees, Mallorca. From the Binissalem D.O., this wine comes from fifteen acre estate... read more →
In a 12.5% alcohol package straight from the spookily beautiful Dolomites is a beauty of a Bordeaux blend, something that I don’t recommend too often. But this one sure did... read more →
Alwin Jurtschitsch works in the town of Langenlois in the Kamptal where Heiligenstein, which for some reason is so much fun to pronounce, is arguably its most profound terroir. There... read more →