At the Sous Le Pavée tasting in Paris this past May, Cyrille and Pascale stood out for their thrilling fruit and vegetable ferments. This was one of my two favorites.... read more →
When a first vintage comes out and the winemaker is hailed as the second coming of Jesus, it kicks up my eyebrow a notch. But this is our world. Henri... read more →
Full disclosure: Bob Coleman is a subscriber. I didn’t know he made wine until I saw my friend Mike Bennie applaud Bob's efforts on the P&V website. I had to... read more →
Transdanubia is also referred to as Pannonia, the region about an hour southwest of Budapest. Attila Pálffy is definitely part of Hungary’s new wave, making wines I want to drink.... 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 →
When the sun was relentless on the Aegean island of Lemnos, sea this rosé of Manolis Garalis just was the thing to quench the thirst. Garalis farms 5 hectares of... read more →
When in Valtellina in 2019 I met a man named Marco Ferrari at Ar.Pe.Pe. He had worked with Franck Balthazar in Cornas and was looking forward to making wine on... read more →
I was very taken by this wine. Lika Megreladze, is part of the new Gurian revival, and her first commercial production was in 2019. Here, she's working with the chkhaveri... read more →
I can’t remember if it was Deirdre or me who said this wine is like taking (the grape) Brianna out of her high heels and sliding her into Doc Martens,... read more →
You might remember this wine under the label Domaine de Montrieux. Lesné took it over from Emile Heredia in 2015, but the new name and label has only been here... read more →