Chodin Param left Chile for a stint in Australia. Eventually she returned to her home country, where she worked with Roberto Henriquez and met her husband Arnaldo Batista. They started... read more →
I had his Barolo once and loved it—but that was years ago in Italy. The wines have not been to the United States until now, but Giulio Viglione has decided... read more →
An exquisite wine straight out of the bottle. From 100+-year-old vines, the wine sees a simple whole-bunch fermentation for two weeks before being foot-stomped and poured into old casks for... read more →
I had this with Trish at her place on Lake Bolsena last year when the wine was newly bottled. It was stunning then and a year later, an ocean away,... read more →
This Mexican winery has gone through ups and downs and some trauma over the past few years. But now it has come out on top. All of Bichi’s 2021s are... read more →
From the village of Ludes, 20 minutes south of Reims, another beaut from a man we know little about. Classic, delicious and has depth with its odd blend of acid... read more →
Giol is a large producer. I have never visited which puts me at a handicap because especially when dealing with large producers, visits are even more important to make sure... read more →
The high elevation clay-limestone and tuffaceous soils of Sannio Benevento in northern Campania has a great wine tradition, and looking forward to seeing this winemaker's progression. Here he gives grapes get... read more →
This is the famous wine of the Colli Piacentini in Emilia-Romagna. Its name is derived from the traditional gutturnium jug that people drank the wine from. By law, the wine... read more →
Marta Sierotta (raised in Poland, moved to France, then to Italy with her family) lives and works in the Pisa section of Tuscany. I’m liking her work across the board,... read more →