The Raphaël wines from Maria Berucci are all keepers (bonus points if you can find her rosato). This rosso is a straightforward example of cesanese. It’s destemmed, concrete fermented, and then... read more →
Based in Olevano Romano, maybe a 40-minute drive southwest of Rome, Piero and Lorella make some compelling wines. This is a riveting rosé of cesanese and rosciola. This wine means... read more →
I hadn’t had a bottle of Fanny’s wine in ages so when this came around I pounced. And you should too. Fermented in stainless and then into old wooden barrels... 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 →
This producer was all over the wine bars of Vienna. I just had to try it… and fell in love on the spot. Sylvain works on 1.5 hectares and the... read more →
New kids on the block Hugo Mathurin and Talloulah Dubourg have been anointed by Jean-Marc Roulot as the next best thing in Burgundy. They found their miraculously affordable plot of... read more →
I finally got to drink a bottle of Charles’ wine instead of a cellar sampling. I was so impressed with him, his wines and what he’s doing—bringing sheep into Vosne,... read more →
In the big VieVienum sit down tasting of high-scoring Austrians, there was only one wine I liked, and I liked it so much it was shocking. "How did they let... read more →
It‘s back. And it’s August, so the timing is perfect. If you love muscadet, you will love this. There is an easy-to-taste similarity that comes from granite and the Atlantic.... read more →
I had this in the fall and loved it. I had it again last night and remembered that I had forgotten it. This second time, it was just as extraordinary.... read more →