Julien lives right next to his Avenas winery and cellar, high above Morgon. He makes three cuvée: Régnie, Morgon and this Fleurie. All are handled the same way: semi-carbonic, whole... read more →
From the Côte Chalonnaise comes a classy little number from good old Dominique. First off, all of his 2014s are marvelous. Even the basic Le Ban Saint-Aubin. This delivered a... read more →
The Roussillon is rising. May I offer you one of the hits of the lovely Vivent de Vins Libres event. A head-turner of elegance from schist and marl. Destemmed. Perfumed.... read more →
When I was falling for wine I was a sucker for old world grenache. In the past decade getting that flavor and spicy, bloody aromas were so very difficult, even... read more →
Eric never destems, and the full cluster shows delicacy here in 2012. He takes his time with this, aging it for 30 months in 10-year-old demi-muids. The vines in the... read more →
Thankfully, Ferdinando had a change of heart back in 2003 and retreated from a conventional modern style to a more traditional and natural winemaking. Happy that he has the sense... read more →
Until recently, Moraga sold his fruit or bulk wine, but in 2010, he decided to start bottling his own under the label Cacique Maravilla. He ferments in old cement lagar.... read more →
I’ve been enjoying these wines for a while, tasting them in whatever country I could find them, and now they are in the United States. In Spanish they call vines... read more →
From the middle of nowhere, about 50km south of Grenoble in the Isère department of France, comes a most unusual single malt from agronomist Frédéric Revol, who decided to distill... read more →
I found this swell bubble from Franciacorta at ViVit, the natural wine tasting that is tucked into the Vinitaly wine fair. Well, it’s not actually labeled Franciacorta and that’s because... read more →