Brand new face for me, and the wine from Zurab Zatusashvili was a charmer. Full on tannin and depth, and yet? Silky. The talk of the tasting. Importer: None.
Stefano and Giovanna live and work on their vines in Chianti, even if they use the IGT DOC. How could they not? Anyone looking for typical chianti might be scared... 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 →
In 1995, Alessandra Bera's brother Gian Luigi wanted to make some passito out of moscato. But the grapes became effected by botrytis, so they were pressed immediately and put into... read more →
For those who drink by sight instead of taste, here’s a lovely little cloudy wine for you that also happens to taste great—in Milan Nestarec’s crazy cat sort of way.... read more →
There are some wines that don’t hit you at first. They sneak up on you and go all heart-throbby. This is one of them. Gabrio Bini is an architect who... read more →
The poet vigneron from South Africa, Thomas Lubbe lives and works in Calce and continues to create wines that are lyrical. This one is a co-ferment of red and white... read more →