Marie Rocher and I met in 2009 when she told her father, the late Jean Paul Rocher, that he needed to publish The Battle for Wine and Love in French.... read more →
This is a perennial favorite pet’nat from Damien Delecheneau. It is from Touraine vines, around 80 years old and planted by Damien’s great-grandfather. The 2018 is not quite as dry... read more →
I’ve been a believer in wines from Chanterêves since my first visit to their Savigny winery in 2014, the vintage of this wine. It was then I tasted this particular... read more →
Francois-Xavier Dauré works with Tom Lubbe of Matassa, but also makes his own wine. It’s a good thing too, because the guy is talented. His wines were all over California... read more →
A delightful wine from Christian Binner’s Pirouettes think tank (or perhaps I should call it a ‘drink tank’). The point of his project is to guide young, natural vignerons into... read more →
Archil Guniava has two hectares of grapes in Imereti, Georgia. He’s a beautiful farmer and winemaker. This krakhuna also includes minute bits of tsitska and tsolikouri and enjoyed the full... read more →
This is a stunning drink from Alicia Basa & Mark Warner. It’s direct pressed into tank then into barrel and what comes out is a compellingly macerated wine. At first... read more →
This is wine from the end of the world—from the town of Cowaramup in Margaret River in Western Australia. This is Sam’s first vintage from his very own grapes and... read more →
Alessia and Stefano Bertaiola have ten hectares in the Lake Garda area where there’s barely anything natural to drink. So, this is terrific news, and so is this little frizzante... read more →
Another winner from Monte dei Roari in Lake Garda. This is my first 100% rossignola. It’s a thin-skinned grape and the resulting wine has a coppery color. Part of the... read more →