Giol is a large producer. I have never visited which puts me at a handicap because especially when dealing with large producers, visits are even more important to make sure... read more →
This is the famous wine of the Colli Piacentini in Emilia-Romagna. Its name is derived from the traditional gutturnium jug that people drank the wine from. By law, the wine... read more →
Quentin made his mark by making wine in Burgundy, not far from the Champagne border. Notably his sparkling wines were gorgeous. Obviously he had bubbles in his veins as he... read more →
Some of the Donkey and Goat 2022s are really standouts. Like this fashionably cloudy wine that might cure your pet’nat fatigue. With edgey Mendocino fruit, it has a rosy, cherry-like... read more →
Transdanubia is also referred to as Pannonia, the region about an hour southwest of Budapest. Attila Pálffy is definitely part of Hungary’s new wave, making wines I want to drink.... read more →
Franz gives these grapes four hours on skin, then into barrels the wine goes. The end result is so precise with a great finish. It has a powdery touch not... read more →
This beauty is part whole cluster (hence the beautiful forest berry fragrance) and part crushed. There is a soft and gentle texture, making this fizz more like a gentle lambrusco.... read more →
This is a beauty. A blend of two vineyards with more than 40 years of age in the village of Mareuil. The land is clay limestone. There's complexity from barrel... read more →
Vincent Charlot farms about 11 acres in Mareuil, just west of Epernay. This gorgeous cuvée comes from about a half-acre of vines planted in 1955. There is a razor’s edge... read more →
My note? This feels good. I have no idea what it means, but what more do you want from bubbles. Combination of stainless, foudres, old demi-muids and barriques.