Multi-talented (the La Dive diva, journalist, writer, vigneronne) Sylvie Augereau has made wine from a tiny 1.4ha parcel of old vines in Anjou since 2014. Her soils are a mélange... read more →
At the helm of La Dive Bouteille, Sylvie is also a writer, journalist and vigneronne. Her vines are old—this bottling comes from gnarled chenin that’s over 100 years old. Simple... read more →
Go and drink or go and get drunk, no matter which way you interpret these words, this wine will serve you well. Did merlot ever taste this good? Camille &... read more →
From a 200-year-old granitic soil vineyard located in Nacimiento in Bío-Bío, the wine is destemmed, fermented whole berry, pressed off then aged in 10-year-old beechwood (rauli) barrels where it stays... read more →
Philippe Bordes retired from plumbing and swapped out a drain snake for secateurs as he turned to the vineyards. From 9 hectares in Saint Chinian, with his wife Emma, they... read more →
Up in California’s Sierra Foothills, Hank Beckmeyer has made magic in the 2020 vintage. Here is another fab wine where he found the equilibrium between the lush grenache and the... read more →
If you can’t find an underground bar, drink something vinified in the ground. Gosh, I love this jumping bean-like saperavi, shot through with flower power and clay. This is from... read more →
For years I have been trying to get my mother (#ethelwatch) to enjoy wine instead of looking at it as the enemy. Turns out this is the only wine ever... read more →
Nika Carlson is based in Brooklyn and grows apples and makes cider in Hudson, New York. I was impressed by many of her ciders but this one was truly attention-getting.... read more →
Over a decade ago I visited Stéphane Bannwarth as his stern mother looked on. He seemed a bit of a mad scientist as he experimented with his above-ground qvevri. Since... read more →