I’ve been beating the Claire Naudin drum for a long time, and the truth is, they’re terribly hard to find in the United States, or anywhere else for that matter.... read more →
Another I’ve been yammering about, and some will be coming to Wine Society folk. Rateau was probably the first biodynamic producer in Burgundy, and while almost everyone respects him and... read more →
Having worked at both Prieuré Roch and Domaine de Chassorney gives a fair idea of the lineage Nicolas Testard comes from. He’s got 11 hectares in Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne, about a 17-minute... read more →
I’ve been waiting for the U Stiliccionu wines to be available in the States for two years because of its taste of place and sense of life. This is a... read more →
What a fun wine that has a glug-glug deliciousness about it. Pinot noir really has such an interesting expression in this part of Piemonte. The fruit is just enough to... read more →
I sampled this in the States, in Slovenia and in France, and I did a double-take every time. The blend is pretty exciting. The fruit is co-fermented with 8 to... read more →
I recently visited Paolo and we’ll talk about the Kars in an upcoming issue. But when we were in his marani (he vinifies completely in qvevri), he mentioned that his... read more →
The grapes get one month of skin fermentation. The wine ages for 18 months in barrel. Franz is a genius with blauer wildbacher, whether in this still wine or in... read more →
The Caslot siblings are gifts to the wine world, as are their wines. The value for the quality of the work over the amount of land they have (quite a... read more →
This is a star in the making. Little Clémence came back home from wine school and is leading her adorable family into the land of biodynamic, low sulfur champagne and... read more →