The appellation is Velké Žernoseky. And if you are looking for a wine that provokes an emotional response, we got one here for you. The wine gets two days skin... read more →
When the Czechs get it together are they ever going to give nearby Austria a run for their vines. Some of them are so damn interesting and when I plunked... read more →
As Fifi would say, “That’s what we call the glou-glou effect.” Cherry-stained vin de soif with a touch of fruit. If you see the white by the name of Antika... read more →
The Czech Republic is on the rise and Osička seems to be one of those special kind of intuitive winemakers. He works on three hectares, doesn’t use any temperature control,... read more →
Young Milan Nestarec of Moravia is an It Boy around the natural wine globe. He’s essential to the crazy Slo/Czech crowd. Sometimes I worry that he’s lost focus, with too... read more →
A nice big bottle from the still-It boy of Moravia, Milan Nestarec. The barrel-leaping monkey (that’s the way he is in the winery) of a man has vinified a wine... read more →
For those who drink by sight instead of taste, here’s a lovely little cloudy wine for you that also happens to taste great—in Milan Nestarec’s crazy cat sort of way.... read more →
Who knew that Milan was a Woody Allen fan? This is a classic Nestarec acid trip. The juice ferments in 7-year-old 600-liter barrels for about 2 months, in contact with... read more →
The juice ferments in 600-liter 5-year-old acacia barrels. Thirty percent of the skins are in contact with the juice for about 14 days. The wine spends 7 months under a... read more →
I find the wines from Moravia's Jaroslav Tesařík and his 1.5 hectares compelling and fresh. This is a field blend from a 30-year-old unpruned vineyard. This cloudy wine has two... read more →