Multi-talented (the La Dive diva, journalist, writer, vigneronne) Sylvie Augereau has made wine from a tiny 1.4ha parcel of old vines in Anjou since 2014. Her soils are a mélange... read more →
At the helm of La Dive Bouteille, Sylvie is also a writer, journalist and vigneronne. Her vines are old—this bottling comes from gnarled chenin that’s over 100 years old. Simple... read more →
Go and drink or go and get drunk, no matter which way you interpret these words, this wine will serve you well. Did merlot ever taste this good? Camille &... read more →
When a cousin told me her only wine memory of her beloved father was his penchant for Chateauneuf, I had the thought to give her a Proustian experience. The vehicle... read more →
A new kid on the block who has just snagged a long-term rental of more than 5 hectares of old gamay vines in the Morgon and Fleurie crus. These are... read more →
Over a decade ago I visited Stéphane Bannwarth as his stern mother looked on. He seemed a bit of a mad scientist as he experimented with his above-ground qvevri. Since... read more →
Thibault named this cutie while freewheeling or cycling and it’s an invigorating gamay, like coasting down a hill on a bike. You just want to shout, yippee! It sees traditional... read more →
From one of natural wine’s OGs, Theirry Puzelat, comes a brilliant example of a workhorse sauvignon blanc. He has been buying grapes for this cuvée for years from a nearby... read more →
The Deiss family inspired Alsace to great things, believing in the place more than the grapes. That's why they say, to hell with mono-variety. Here's one case of that using... read more →
Bastian Wolber, a German, moved to Burgundy and has been pushing the envelope in a few ways; bringing in German spätburgunder to vinify on Burgundy soil. And then there's this,... read more →