From vineyards south of Madrid comes this hello glou, glou deliciousness— thank you, Alfredo! Carbo. Juicy. Fun. Fun. No-brainer. With gorgeous patchouli-like exotica knit into the tannin. Knock back. Satisfying.... read more →
Goyo García Viadero is known for his wines from Ribera del Duero but he makes a mencia—with some blended-in palomino, from some old vines in Cantabria, his mother’s homeland. All... read more →
Deirdre has been named a star by Eric Asimov and who knows if she’ll still remember that we knew her when. We certainly hope so! This Ci Confonde (previously known... read more →
“I realized that I would never use carbonic maceration on my top cuvées, so why am I doing this on the Ad Libitum?” Thus spake Damien to me in the... read more →
So, at a cost of about $11 wholesale for this bottle (hello restaurants and wine shops!), why isn’t this wine in more places? I have no idea, because this is... read more →
Some wines fail to get the hipster card for no good reason. This is one of them. From basalt soils, from rugged terroir, it delivers a good sense of place—licorice,... read more →
Brouca came to my attention from a Facebook reach out. And I’m glad he did. He is French, but as his wife is a Canadian diplomat, he moves every three... read more →
From two separate vineyards, stainless élevage and small amount of whole cluster fermentation. The whole cluster gives the wine life as both syrah and mourvèdre can be quite heavy, but... read more →
Here’s an out-of-the-box California idea. From volcanic, loamy soils blend the fiano of Campania (at home on volcanic) and arneis of Piemont (more at home on limestone). It’s no wonder... read more →
On the other hand, here’s a wine that is pure Campanian grapes, made in Campania. Here you go: a charming literfull of vin-de-soif-a-go-go. Even with skin contact this is a... read more →