Concrete aged, all stems, it’s chocolate and serious with a long, windy finish of velvet and deliciousness. I see they have it over at Crush in New York City. It... read more →
Tendal, red and white, I love them both. They come from very high elevation—up, up far from the nearest volcano. If you go back to Issue #2 when I talk... read more →
So, remember last month’s Atlantic wines? Here is the red wine equivalent. Roberto Santana made this from ancient grapes growing right out of the rocks overlooking the Atlantic ocean. Foot... read more →
The Envínate team can do no wrong. The Benje has reduced strawberry and rose and it all follows through on the palate with shockingly fine tannins. A fascinating slice of... read more →
Who knows what grows in that parcel planted onto volcanic rock? Whatever it is, this is a true field blend and a damn riveting wine. As with most of the... read more →
This is from a collection of very old vineyards with God-knows-what growing on decomposed basalt in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Often reduced, this vintage is coming around and shedding... read more →
From the Ycoden-Daute-Isora, the northwest part of Tenerife, this parcel for the unstoppable team of Envínate is 1000 meters up. I am in wine heaven. There’s much here that’s similar to... read more →
The prices are starting to creep up on the Envínate wines, so stock up while you can. The whites, as well as the special parcel bottlings, are going to be... read more →
Carmelo Santana worked with Louis-Antoine Luyt in Chile and then continued to learn in various parts of Spain. Then he took that knowledge and headed back home to Gran Canaria,... read more →
Dolores Carbrera has a long history of working on Tenerife. At 20 she worked at the nearby Bodegas Monje in charge of the vines. “It wasn’t easy,” she said about... read more →