2018 was a difficult year throughout France, mildew got the better of many grapes, especially grenache. Cinsault was spared and while yields were tiny, Axel Prufer was able to make... read more →
Looking for Ludwig Bindernagel’s Les Chais du Vieux Bourg? Well, you’ll find his work under the Lulu Vigneron label now. The grapes are picked from three plots of up to... read more →
If a wine of innocence is what is needed, one to remind of us of life before the worries and angst set in, when we ran through fields and jumped... read more →
Hank Beckmeyer of La Clarine Farms is very secretive about both the grapes in this wine and his processes. For now at least wants this line of wines to be... read more →
Only 60 bottles of this was made and I think I’ve been responsible for drinking a good chunk of them when I last visited. Wow, what a fun, fun glass... read more →
Looking for a playful sort of xinomavro? This is for you. It’s vinified for 12 months in old barrels and then sits on the fine lees for three months with... read more →
The resurrection of Emilia-Romagna and fizzy malvasia continues. A no brainer charmer. Juicy and gentle. This is hard to find, right now. But won’t be for long.
I almost made it through an issue without recommending a gamay and then I remembered I was waiting for Thierry Michon’s to be available. Done! From the Fiefs Vendeen, the... read more →
More known for his Trollinger (I think people just love to pronounce it) this is simply a delicious riesling from Southern Germany which will suit those of us who prefer... read more →
There’s an enclave of winemakers clustered in the Ardeche who work with the kind of cold carbonic maceration used by the early natural winemakers. There, Manuel Cunin and Vincent Fargier... read more →