The Coteaux de Lyonnais was given status in 1984 and is a rarely seen appellation that runs north, west and south of Lyon, sitting right on top of the Northern... read more →
Raúl Suarez lives and works in Barcelona but his roots are in Amandi. I met him in his vineyard high up above the Miño River in 2015 when visiting Pedro... read more →
Hank has a thing for tempranillo and grows some in his home vineyard. But this one, his first 100% tempranillo, is made from grapes purchased from Matthew Rorick’s vines. I... read more →
Let me get this off my chest: I just hate that a grape has its own designation. The grape is secondary to the place and it pisses me off. Okay,... read more →
Nebbiolo acts like a different animal in the heavier clay hills of Monferrato; farming is a little more complicated, and there is certainly more wildness. But wildness and finesse live... read more →
This domaine continues to come into its own as Pablo and his brother do less in the cellar and give more love to their land. Here, the vines are over... read more →
Jérôme Bretaudeau is the vigneron—who wisely did some stages under Jo Landron and Guy Bossard before he started his estate in 2005. A little pet’nat of joy. Simple.
Really caught my eye, mostly because of the pure balance of this; the grapes just seemed to sing with one another, and then there was a depth that just made... read more →
Between Trapani and Palermo sits the organic farm of Azienda Agricola Elios. The vine is one of their newest crops planted to the limestone. The grillo is from 12-year-old vines.... read more →
Michael Voelker returned to Germany to turn his home region of Franken on its head. Taking over some of his father’s vines he created 2Naturkinder. Those wines are brash, rash... read more →