Even though Hank gets these grapes from a vineyard that does one Roundup treatment a year, this petit manseng always has something to say—a true lesson in what this grape... read more →
The first wine I drank recently in Tbilisi was this beautiful specimen from John Okroshvili’s sister, Jenny. Thought to be the offspring of rkatsiteli and mtsvane, kisi has bizarrely been... read more →
Caleb Leisure fell in love with qvevri and bought several in Georgia and planted them in Tony Coturri’s winery. This was his 3rd vintage and it’s beautiful. Grapes come from... read more →
Another beauty from Lazio. Here the wine comes from young, bush-trained vines and is made with 50% whole cluster. The result is 100% delicious. Fermented and aged in a combination... read more →
Recently some friends asked me to make a cult wine recommendation and I thought it was time they knew about Gabrio Bini, a Milanese architect who found winemaking on the... read more →
In an ocean of this season's rosés, none spoke to me. Then this came along. In 2019, Hank’s wines were gorgeous, and this rosé is a perfect example of grapes... read more →
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 →
I don’t think Ferdinando Principiano can ever disappoint me. I suppose if the price doubled, that could do it, but meanwhile he gives an elegant, expressive, delicious Barolo at a... read more →
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 →