I popped this for some buddies in a pine forest with fiddles and accordions in the background and damn, did it get attention. The wines from the domaine get better... read more →
Here’s a beauty for those who want to explore chenin done well on schist. But first that name: Camille tells me “Mentule means penis in old French. Matagrabolisée is a... read more →
Grégoire Perron’s vines are spread out between Cerdon and Bourg-En-Bresse. So for this wine think Bugey de Cerdon style, but made outside of the Bugey zone. That means a little... read more →
Get it while you can because this is probably a one off. From north Etna—1,300m. Foti usually produces a still rose between 12.5% and 13%, but, in 2011, the alcohol... read more →
Troy moved operations to near Healdsburg to Darek’s winery. There he makes this summery drink full of saffron and freshly fractured flavors. It’s from foraged fruit which clung to gnarled... read more →
10% purple elderberry foraged from Wurtsboro woodlands, 90% unsprayed west Sullivan County apples of the Liberty and Spy varieties. The color of rosé, the taste of apple cider and it’s... read more →
From the wrong side of Beaujolais, meaning not inside any of the crus, comes a very, very right wine. Bruno makes this from a plot of 50-year-old vines outside of... read more →
From a single namesake parcel of 50-year-old garnacha vines on decomposed granite soils in the town of Villena, Alicante. Fermented in steel, raised for 12 months in 2- to 4-year-old... read more →
An Italian couple, architects, moved to Cataluna from Piedmont and went about hunting old vines and working with the fruit. This field blend is my favorite of their offerings. Love... read more →
I usually think everyone knows this domaine but just in case you’ve missed out, it’s time to learn about veterans Catherine Roussel and Didier Barrouillet of Clos Roche Blanche. CRB... read more →