Now in her early 30s, this vigneronne works on 1 ha and supplements her needs with grapes from friends. She is very much of the new natural wine scene with... read more →
Having worked with Domaine Mélaric and Domaine des Roches Neuves, Maïté Perrocheau & Warren Truchon started up in Anjou. They acquired land from Joël Ménard of the Domaine des Sablonettes... read more →
This is Bruno’s young vine grolleau. Given a short maceration and raised for 6 months in vat, this is fresh and quite ripe at 13%. Yup, there’s a little skunk... read more →
While there are plenty of cartoonish labels out there that signal their naturalness, here’s one that refuses to fly the flag. Yet it's a wine worthy of any cab franc... read more →
Julien Rousselot works on nearly 3 hectares in the winemaking enclave of Rablay-sur-Layon. There he grows chenin, grolleau, grolleau gris, gamay, and the two cabernets. Part of the “En Joue... read more →
Blandine (more on the vinification) and Jérémie (more in the vineyard) are making promising wine, not far from the Puzelats. This côt gets a short maceration of a week before... read more →
This year I decided to make my own kosher wine for Passover, and all I needed was a felt-tipped pen. For some reason I just don’t drink enough Tissot and... read more →
Jean & Pierre joined their father at the domaine, north of Colmar, 13 years after Dad went biodynamic in 2003. They helped spearhead the transition from selling grapes to making... read more →
The domaine is in the cute, red-geranium besotted town of Eguisheim (home to natural wine icon Domaine Schueller). The new generation, Denis, took his dad’s biodynamic (since 2006) farming further... read more →
Vigneron Eric Texier is helping out here as the wine whisperer for this domain that works 5.6 ha out of their 56. The wine begins its life in a partial... read more →