I’m greatly impressed by Brianne Day’s 2016s. They seem mature, self-assured. Confidence. She’s still in her playing mode, and 2016 has a lot of new playthings, but it was this... read more →
Ivano Barbaglia and his wife Paola have 2.5 hectares of vines. They work at 400 meters in the tiny DOP of Boca in a combination of the traditional maggiorina and... read more →
Brand new face for me, and the wine from Zurab Zatusashvili was a charmer. Full on tannin and depth, and yet? Silky. The talk of the tasting. Importer: None.
This wine comes from the volcanic Aegean Island of Lemnos, and brings the ancient taste of the island with it. This is muscat with five months skin contact, three-quarters of... read more →
This gorgeous, lemony krakhuna originated from the vines near Ramaz’s, it was a nice surprise because I know Zaza as the maker of silky and ultimately delicious ojaleshi. Look for... read more →
These ungrafted vines are rooted in the dry, poor, limestone rocky soil of the Ionian island of Lefkada, off the western coast of Greece. Managing editor Christy Frank insists that... read more →
You know there’s wine in Ontario, but in Quebec? Indeed there is. And I have a favorite. Frédéric Simon and Catherine Bélanger make wine less than an hour outside of... read more →
Based in Eugene, Civic Winery is an urban operation working on a negoçe basis. Grapes come from organic or biodynamic vineyards. Bottlings are zero/zero when possible. This was an impressive... read more →
Massimiliano Croci is keen on bringing respect to his little-known area of Emilia. A sip of any of his wines, fizz or dry, amber, red or rosato will prove it.... read more →
From the Ionian island of Lefkada, off the western coast of Greece, from 500 meters up comes an unfamiliar grape, from vines that are 35 years old. The 50 days... read more →