Brothers Fabien and Cyril Boisard have been making wine for a decade and doing beautiful work, so why is this the first time I’ve recommended their complex offering? Mea culpa.... read more →
Maranges is the southernmost Côte de Beaune appellation. This, the gateway to Côte Challonaise, is not on the collectors’ purview. Their loss, because some of the wines, especially those planted... read more →
Ms. Sabre, a brave soul in Burgundy, has had some tough times and some tough vintages, but in 2013 the wines are really lovely. If you don’t know her yet,... read more →
These vines in the back of Hank’s house are finally arriving and delivering. Hank picked these in succession. Fourteen passes, he says. Then the grapes were lightly crushed and added... read more →
The 100+-year-old vines are squarely in Minervois but as the wine is 100% carignan it wears the more broad designation Côtes du Brian. Falling in love with old vine carignan... read more →
Every once in a while you need to blow a lot of dough on a special bottle of champagne, and that’s when people go to Krug. Honestly, you have options.... read more →
There are some wines that don’t hit you at first. They sneak up on you and go all heart-throbby. This is one of them. Gabrio Bini is an architect who... read more →
Isabelle and Jean-Yves Vantey have worked without chemicals since 1998, then went biodynamic a decade later. For me their wines strike elegance while still hinting at rusticity, a balance I... read more →
Thessaly is in northern Greece, 700 feet up in the hills. Just over a day of skin contact gives a hint of texture which is supported by a further 30%... read more →
Former Tournon wine bar owner (Carafes en Folie) turned into a brilliant winemaker when he took over his grandfather’s abandoned vineyards in the villages of Arras, Sécheras, and Ozon. He... read more →