My guests couldn’t stop calling this col fondo prosecco ‘champagne.’ But you know what? There is definitely a champagne-like creaminess here. The fruit is ripe; in fact, it pops. Like... read more →
Jerome Lambert is part of the crowd working on the schist of Rablay-Sur-Layon. That village is rapidly becoming better known for its rebellious winemakers producing dry chenin rather than its... read more →
Massimiliano Croci is keen on bringing respect to his little-known area of Emilia. A sip of any of his wines, fizz or dry, amber, red or rosato will prove it.... read more →
Gutturnio is a DOC that came into being only in 2010. By law, the wine must be a blend of barbera and croatina, and it can be fizzy or still.... read more →
Taurasi is a DOCG in Avellino, not too far from Naples. Luigi Tecce took over his family’s estate when his father died in 1997. He learned winemaking hit and miss.... read more →
There are so few authentic wines from Umbria that the ones that do exist should be noted. Noted! This one had a six-day fermentation. Then into cement it went. The... read more →
German transplant Christoph Fischer makes a true and beautiful field blend from an old plot of grapes planted in alberello—bush-vine style—something quite rare for the ritzy Maremma. You’ll find a... read more →
Federico Orsi works just outside of Bologna in the Colli, on beautiful rolling hills. He’s on limestone instead of the silt you find further west, making still and referemented wines.... read more →
The wines from La Clarine Farm are getting more daring, more wild, and this rosé is a bucking bronco of a wine. Vinified half in tank and half in older... read more →
This is the late Jean-Charles Maire’s daughter, Emilie Gerard’s first effort. And while I have nothing to compare it to, I can feel the farmer in the wine, gentle, not... read more →