The grapes get one month of skin fermentation. The wine ages for 18 months in barrel. Franz is a genius with blauer wildbacher, whether in this still wine or in... read more →
John Okruashvili is a native of Sighnaghi, a high-tech guy who started to make wine in 2009. His vineyards are in Nukriani, from a higher elevation than much of the... read more →
From the winemaker Brianne Day and her Portland fermenting home. The fruit comes from Evie’s Block of Mae’s Vineyard in the Applegate Valley farmed by Herb Quady. Racked into stainless... read more →
Lovers of traditional Piedmontese wines, rejoice. Since 2004, Ferdinando has eliminated the chemicals in the vineyard and in the winery. This was lovely. From vineyards in Monforte and Serralunga, I... read more →
Remi Poujol was pouring his wines at the ‘off’ tasting, Les Anonymes in the Loire. His were my first spits of the morning and I was immediately plunked into a... read more →
Sylvain Dittière is making gorgeous stuff from organic vines he rents. I think you’ll agree when you taste this 2012. The year was a great one for the area but... read more →
His importer tells me that Dario’s heart isn’t behind this, an entry level introduction to the man and his wines, but it sure doesn’t taste like that. It’s a shorter... read more →
Combining Podolinsky biodynamics and his grandfather’s wisdom, Denis Bogoević Marušić has managed to nurse into a bottle a wine that fascinates and delights me. The wine was aged in large,... read more →
Didimi was in his seventies when he bottled his first wine. It was first sold to Tbilisi, then to Italy and now, the United States. This is made in qvevri... read more →
Buzet is known for mostly cooperative wine, and it’s for this reason that Ludovic, one of the sweetest winemakers you can find, has a hard time busting out of expectations.... read more →