Trivia alert! It seems popolka was the actual name of xinomavro before the 70’s. Finding a real one, no matter what it’s called, has been rare. In fact, all seem... read more →
From the Ionian island of Lefkada, off the western coast of Greece, from 500 meters up comes an unfamiliar grape, from vines that are 35 years old. The 50 days... read more →
Now in her early 30s, this vigneronne works on 1 ha and supplements her needs with grapes from friends. She is very much of the new natural wine scene with... read more →
From a maker of some spectacular cava and pet’nats comes a remarkable skin contact macabeu. The wine is fermented in a combo of barrique and 600 liter clay amphora and... read more →
On one of those nights when we went through three other bottles dismissing them as too young, too whatever, too carbo, too method – this one shined. In a flash... read more →
What a terrific bottle of bubbles. From Deidre’s Vergennes vineyard comes a stunner that is simply full of joy. The wine is certainly aromatic. springlike and so refreshing, all spring... read more →
This Mexican winery has gone through ups and downs and some trauma over the past few years. But now it has come out on top. All of Bichi’s 2021s are... read more →
Full disclosure: Bob Coleman is a subscriber. I didn’t know he made wine until I saw my friend Mike Bennie applaud Bob's efforts on the P&V website. I had to... read more →
The last time I reviewed this wine was ages ago. Have a look at the No7 entry in 2016. It’s still gorgeous or even more gorgeous and precise. Here are... read more →
Ricardo Moreira works in the Vinho Verde region, northeast of Portugal, where he took back his grandfather’s vines. This lean and grippy wine has two days of skin contact and... read more →