This historically has only been made for Japan, but I scored it at the fab Parisian shop, La Caves des Papilles. Nouveau or Primeur or whatever you want to call... read more →
Forget about the deux mille huit on the label, we’re talking deux mille dix, and it’s a vin de pays because roussane grapes aren’t allowed in the Beaujolais, where this... read more →
I tasted this quite a few times back in the Loire this past February and then guzzled it down in New York in March. It never failed me. Puzelat just... read more →
Almost syrah-like, with bayleaf and garrique. Aged for 16 months in concrete. Absolutely on the savory side rather than the fruit side and begs for all things thrown on the... read more →
If you don’t know the wines from Coralie and Damien Delecheneau in the AOCs of Touraine Amboise & Montlouis, get to know them now, before everyone else discovers them. They... read more →
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 →
Sure it’s got a hint of unfermented sugar fruit but there is something more, deeper and a touch more serious. Think Jane Austen: sophisticated characters + commercial appeal. Also comes... read more →
Bonded with the Tasmanians over this one, early in the morning at Le Cercle Rouge in Angers. This is just the thing way past midnight, when the world looks as... read more →
Patrick Bouju makes this in the Auvergne from old gamay varieties grown on volcanic soil. It is clean, (a.k.a., disgorged and sludge-less). Only 10% ABV and as the name suggests... read more →
Love this one from Chardons, it has that pale blush without the use of any pea or PVPP. Refreshing. Yum.