Just when I thought all was lost for kosher wines, there was Camuna. The couple behind the wine, Eli and Molly, work for a kosher Californian winery, Covenant, and use... read more →
For Loups, Deirdre Heekin takes grapes from her "clos" -like West Addison vineyard. That's the one that is always replete with wildflowers and bordered by a forest. Bunches of dried... read more →
When it comes to hybrids, I find myself partial to marquette. It’s a relatively new hybrid that has eight different vitus in his history. While said to be a grandchild... read more →
This is the latest from Pascaline Lepeltier and Nathan Kendall. The organic grapes come from the banks of the smallish Keuka Lake. Because of the difficulty of the vintage, Nathan... read more →
Brent Mayeaux did many wine stages (apprenticeships) from conventional to the natural, including Philippe Bornard in the Jura and Yahou Fatal in the Auvergne. Working on his second vintage, he’s... read more →
Caleb Leisure fell in love with qvevri and bought several in Georgia and planted them in Tony Coturri’s winery. This was his 3rd vintage and it’s beautiful. Grapes come from... read more →
Hardy Wallace is making delicious wines that are beautiful, friendly, honest, smiling extensions of his own nature. And this one is what I think of as his rock-solid flagship. Whole cluster,... read more →
I used this LaDona at a recent event at the Soho branch of The Wing. I love it, so was happy to see it be a crowd pleaser. This is... read more →
Conceived as the b-side to his Funky Drummer, the grapes for this wine come from volcanic soiled plots, around 3000 feet up. Young mourvèdre comes from near Camino. Mature syrah... read more →
Travis Kauffman is creating a little slice of magic over there in his Carroll Gardens microbrewery. He’s doing a lot that I like, including growing a good deal of his... read more →