I am a longtime fan of this domaine. This, their non-sulfured edition from Lavières, is quite a beauty. If you can find this particular bottle, run and buy boatloads. This... read more →
Jerome Bretaudeau is a masterful winemaker in the Nantais, well-known for his muscadet. I had this in Burgundy and it initially had a smokiness that plunked me in the Northern... read more →
Giorgas Balatsouras works where no one else does, 800 meters up in the Delphi area of Greece (the temple of Athena and the Oracle are down the road by 45... read more →
Lopez is committed to 100% whole bunch fermentation and tends to a more robust extraction, with extended maceration and daily pigeage and pump-over. Into the old barrels it goes, where... read more →
From the Cyclades island of Tinos in the Aegean Sea comes this beauty of a bottle squeezed from old bush vines. Its maker, Jerome Charles Binda, a French graphic designer,... read more →
From the 2020 vintage (shh) a controversial wine on the table, a touch reductive but mostly oxidative, nutty, mild deep. This is where fino meets retsina and I’m in love.... read more →
The fruit here came from vineyards planted around 1945 in albariza soil. The barrels are kept full, so there’s no flor development, but Primitivo uses ex-Fino butts, so expect a... read more →
Rocco works in the Costa Toscana area (Coastal Tuscany). He works mostly with French grapes, because that’s what they do there. There’s cabernet franc and petit manseng, in addition to... read more →
Kokkineli means light red and this one drinks like pure strawberry juice. Vasilis Vaimakis is a genius. The wines he makes have a delicious purity and speak to a respect... read more →
Originally from Nantes, Marie Astrid and Nicolas Bourget moved to Paros. It’s one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean. Best known for its white marble, perhaps soon it might... read more →