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 →
This is actually 2015 carbonic gamay (from the Beaujolais) with some of the 2016 direct-press chardonnay (from the Savoie) which results in something poulsard-like in style and flavors. Citrusy, gentle... read more →
Another winner from Monte dei Roari in Lake Garda. This is my first 100% rossignola. It’s a thin-skinned grape and the resulting wine has a coppery color. Part of the... read more →
Granddaughter Erica is working alongside Nino and the future looks promising. From 100-year-old vines, this is old school farmer winemaking. Whole bunch fermentation for two weeks followed by foot stomping... read more →
Well if I were part of the Dato team, I’d call this the rosé and the rosé amber but no one asked me. Chkhaveri is a gris grape and the... read more →
Salvador Batlle Barrabeig’s Còsmic is birthed from 9.5h in Emporda, northeast Catalonia near Girona. This was my favorite from his recent line up. Grown on granite and calcarious clay, it’s... read more →
Ones to watch here, father and son Luis and Roberto Aburto are based in Colón in the state of Querétaro, Mexico. That’s north of Mexico City, where the soils are... read more →
Marta Sierotta (raised in Poland, moved to France, then to Italy with her family) lives and works in the Pisa section of Tuscany. This is her homage to her women.... 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 →
Marcel's son Matthew Deiss has brought his own fine sensibility to the family domaine. I particularly resonated with this field blend from the Gruenspiel—a vineyard of granitic, sandstone and gneiss... read more →