Made in champagne method, this hand-riddled beer has a delicate bubble, yet is rich and almost stout-like. A nano-brewery to watch.
Bianca breaks the mold on vermouths with some super, wild entries. Three seasonal options, four times a year. This one has a beautiful burn and the slight whisper of Provence.... read more →
This is a rare wine with only 20 cases coming into the states. It’s as delicate as a spider’s web, and just as sturdy. More emotion than intellect.
This is an emotional wine. Full and light at the same time, like some luxurious silk drying on a line in the sun in the early morning.
When BW (part of its parentage is an extinct wild grape) is made as a rosé, it becomes a schlilcher. And a delicious one. Full of cumin and cherry, a... read more →
Found at the scruffy Vins Anonymes tasting. Didier is situated in the town of Saint-Lothian, about 8 miles south west of the fairy-town of Pupillin. His secrets are fierce agriculture... read more →
Tasted at La Dive, and quickly realized these vintage dated ciders were going to give some serious competition to the cider king of Normandy, Eric Bordelet. The Poiré 2012 was... read more →
Deirdre is making tiny amounts of wine in Barnard, Vermont, from organically grown grapes. These grapes, however, were procured from the southwest corner of VT, in Vergennes (cute town, great... read more →
This historically has only been made for Japan, but I scored it at the fab Parisian shop, La Caves des Papilles. Nouveau or Primeur or whatever you want to call... read more →
Concrete aged, all stems, it’s chocolate and serious with a long, windy finish of velvet and deliciousness. I see they have it over at Crush in New York City. It... read more →