One day the price will go up, when Lambrusco (finally) gets sexy. But until then, it’s our secret. Love this purple fizz, that is earthy, brambly, a touch tannic and... read more →
The material for the vines came from côt favorite, Clos Roche Blanche. The offspring has done the parent vines proud. 2012 was another low-yield, high-stress year but Marc Ollivier pulled... read more →
The boob thing is quite the trend in France to sell wines, but all must be tamed to come to the United States. Over there, lolois a kid’s word for... read more →
Having worked at both Prieuré Roch and Domaine de Chassorney gives a fair idea of the lineage Nicolas Testard comes from. He’s got 11 hectares in Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne, about a 17-minute... read more →
I have an unnatural love for the Pignard Beaujolais (as well as his friend’s, Christian Ducroux). And if, like me, you could drink Beaujo every day of the year, I... read more →
Massimo Marchiori & Antonella Gerona work on clay and limestone, utilize fiberglass fermentation tanks and old vines of weird grapes. This one bottomed out at 10% ABV, a pink-skinned grape... read more →
Vincent Jullien is a rather notorious French ex-pat in Georgia who I first met because he made exquisite spirit, including absinthe. Needing glouglou, he teamed up with friend Guillaume Gouerou... read more →
As Brooklyn girl raised in Baldwin, I get bashing rights. But Erik is determined to show the world Long Island's beauty and I can only applaud him. His passion is... read more →
Who knew that Milan was a Woody Allen fan? This is a classic Nestarec acid trip. The juice ferments in 7-year-old 600-liter barrels for about 2 months, in contact with... read more →
There’s such a sense of place in this wine. It could only come from somewhere high and steep—Valtellina. For this I genuflect. Made from 95% nebbiolo, regionally known as chiavennasca,... read more →