Marie Rocher and I met in 2009 when she told her father, the late Jean Paul Rocher, that he needed to publish The Battle for Wine and Love in French.... read more →
This is a perennial favorite pet’nat from Damien Delecheneau. It is from Touraine vines, around 80 years old and planted by Damien’s great-grandfather. The 2018 is not quite as dry... read more →
Alessia and Stefano Bertaiola have ten hectares in the Lake Garda area where there’s barely anything natural to drink. So, this is terrific news, and so is this little frizzante... read more →
Another winner from Monte dei Roari in Lake Garda. This is my first 100% rossignola. It’s a thin-skinned grape and the resulting wine has a coppery color. Part of the... read more →
In the un-chic part of western Champagne, halfway between Reims and Paris, in a town called Crouttes-sur-Marne, not far from where Francoise Bedel has her cuverie, works Jérôme Bourgeois-Diaz. He’s... read more →
An ex-sommelier, sax player and rocket scientist, Stephane returned to the Côte des Blancs to take over the family’s four hectares of chardonnay. These older vines, between 40–60 years, are... read more →
Bulli is situated in the Colli Piacentini, not far from Massimiliano Croci, where the two share a terroir. There’s a beachy quality to the soils here, and plenty of shell... read more →
From the village of Ludes, 20 minutes south of Reims, there’s not much known about this winemaker who makes a mere 5,000 to 13,000 bottles each year. It seems most... read more →
Marc Augustin goes beyond biodynamics into heavy mystical aromatherapy, energy-centric viticulture. His bent to the spiritual carries over into the cellar. This “fire” cuvée, 301, is a blanc de noir,... read more →
The latest version of this pet’nat is just delicious. Lemon and tart and glug-worthy. Count on it when it’s hot and humid, as well as cold and snowy. On your... read more →