Looking for Ludwig Bindernagel’s Les Chais du Vieux Bourg? Well, you’ll find his work under the Lulu Vigneron label now. The grapes are picked from three plots of up to... read more →
Roero is a forgotten part of Piemonte. You’ll find some very steep vineyards and the kind of rustic simplicity that comes with little tourism. While it has yet to show... read more →
Jgia is a rare Georgian grape. Most people vinify it into a red wine but here Irakli Blui is committed to making a refreshing wine that speaks the language of... read more →
Situated at 350m altitude, above 1er Cru Aux Guettes, this site is a favorite spot for Tomoko. Honestly, her whole face lights up when she talks about this isolated vineyard,... read more →
Why don’t the Coulaine wines get better representation on the shelves? The 2011 vintage was generous to Etienne and Pascale and this is a gorgeous expression of grapes grown in... read more →
It’s expensive but it has breeding and character even if it is chardonnay. (I could get pilloried for saying such things of Burgundy.) There’s a hint of oak but it... read more →
From everyone’s favorite mustachioed vigneron comes Les Houx, previously known as Hermines d’Or. This is quintessential muscadet, and muscadet is a quintessential TFL wine. The vines are over 70-years- old... read more →
The almost 40-year-old, dry-farmed, ungrafted vines of the Jurassic Park vineyard have something special to say. They stand in brutal sunlight under a good floppy canopy, hiding from the nearby... read more →
Worth blowing the piggy bank for this and speaking to your wine merchant to see if they can save you a few bottles. Barolo of this quality is hard to... read more →
Bruno Rochard returned to his family’s estate in 1998 and started to work his 6.5 hectares in 2002 under the guidance of neighbor Richard Leroy. In 2006, he started to... read more →