Pascaline Lepeltier (who recently left Rouge Tomate) teamed up with Nathan Kendall to create a natural pet’nat that was truly New York State. Possibly inspired by La Garagista’s wisdom of... 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 →
Birthed from the coupling of Laura (from the Jura) and Niki (aka The Skinny Buddha) from Manavi come two new fascinating wines from Georgia. The red, Tsigani Gogo, is a... read more →
From the Ycoden-Daute-Isora, the northwest part of Tenerife, this parcel for the unstoppable team of Envínate is 1000 meters up. I am in wine heaven. There’s much here that’s similar to... read more →
Why are we mostly denied Patrick Sullivan’s wines in the United States? He’s the king of soif. This one delivers tangerine citrusy joy and immediately puts a smile on my... read more →
Claus has 19 ha in Burgenland, he’s adorable, and even better, he is a strong new voice of new Austria. His Puszta is charming and will come in handy for... read more →
Oh, you want to know what I drank with the blood orange and burrata salad I made the other night? This. Always a delight. A joy and a crowd pleaser.... read more →
From the area more known for the white citrusy picpoul comes a strange one: tempranillo. Why Julie’s dad planted it, God only knows. But it’s damned delicious. Kirsch, caraway, cocoa,... read more →
The TFL readers is no stranger to the wines of Michael Voëlker at 2Naturkinder in Franken. This is the man who escaped London to head back to his family’s vines... read more →
Without a doubt Pascal Potaire is the pet’nat master. He carried the gospel directly from the late, great vigneron who popularized the category, Christian Chaussard. Of his several cuvées, the... read more →