Think of La Rioja Alta and the best years of CVNE to put the Akutain wines in their proper place. That’s where Juan Peñagaricano Akutain worked before establishing his own... read more →
Hardy Wallace is making delicious wines that are beautiful, friendly, honest, smiling extensions of his own nature. And this one is what I think of as his rock-solid flagship. Whole cluster,... read more →
I used this LaDona at a recent event at the Soho branch of The Wing. I love it, so was happy to see it be a crowd pleaser. This is... read more →
Marie Rocher and I met in 2009 when she told her father, the late Jean Paul Rocher, that he needed to publish The Battle for Wine and Love in French.... read more →
This is a perennial favorite pet’nat from Damien Delecheneau. It is from Touraine vines, around 80 years old and planted by Damien’s great-grandfather. The 2018 is not quite as dry... read more →
Macarena Del Río and Thomas Parayre are making some of the most talked about wines of Chile. They work multiple vineyards from Maule to Itata, but this one mesmerized me.... read more →
I’ve been a believer in wines from Chanterêves since my first visit to their Savigny winery in 2014, the vintage of this wine. It was then I tasted this particular... read more →
A delightful wine from Christian Binner’s Pirouettes think tank (or perhaps I should call it a ‘drink tank’). The point of his project is to guide young, natural vignerons into... read more →
Archil Guniava has two hectares of grapes in Imereti, Georgia. He’s a beautiful farmer and winemaker. This krakhuna also includes minute bits of tsitska and tsolikouri and enjoyed the full... read more →
Given all the attention focused on their beautiful reds, the white wines of D&R are so often overlooked, which is kind of a tragedy. That’s why I’m grateful for Trevor... read more →