In 2012, Nacho Gonzalez, a biologist, started to reclaim vines in his area that had been overrun with chemical farming. He is doing gorgeous work and is committed to working... read more →
This is a lovely wine, and if the farming was better it would be so much better. This is the reason why Hank won’t be working with the Ambrosia vineyard... read more →
We arrived to see a weary Jean Louis Dutraive on the Sunday morning after battling a roof fire in his winery. It didn’t faze him. He took the appointment and... read more →
Julien lives right next to his Avenas winery and cellar, high above Morgon. He makes three cuvée: Régnie, Morgon and this Fleurie. All are handled the same way: semi-carbonic, whole... read more →
From the Côte Chalonnaise comes a classy little number from good old Dominique. First off, all of his 2014s are marvelous. Even the basic Le Ban Saint-Aubin. This delivered a... read more →
The Roussillon is rising. May I offer you one of the hits of the lovely Vivent de Vins Libres event. A head-turner of elegance from schist and marl. Destemmed. Perfumed.... read more →
When I was falling for wine I was a sucker for old world grenache. In the past decade getting that flavor and spicy, bloody aromas were so very difficult, even... read more →
Eric never destems, and the full cluster shows delicacy here in 2012. He takes his time with this, aging it for 30 months in 10-year-old demi-muids. The vines in the... read more →
Thankfully, Ferdinando had a change of heart back in 2003 and retreated from a conventional modern style to a more traditional and natural winemaking. Happy that he has the sense... read more →
Anna Martens works in Etna on Sicily. She ordered her qvevri from the master-maker Zaliko’s qvevri workshop (read about him in For the Love) and they were buried in her... read more →