A wine that hits 15% ABV? I rarely recommend one, but this barbera knocked me out, and not with its alcohol. From vineyards located in the Bussia area of Monforte,... read more →
An exquisite wine straight out of the bottle. From 100+-year-old vines, the wine sees a simple whole-bunch fermentation for two weeks before being foot-stomped and poured into old casks for... read more →
This Mexican winery has gone through ups and downs and some trauma over the past few years. But now it has come out on top. All of Bichi’s 2021s are... read more →
Recommend a Long Island wine? Well if it weren’t for Benford Lepley and Erik Longabardi’s effort, I'm not sure it would happen. They blended merlot and chardonnay to make Long... read more →
Oh little dolcetto you sweetie! From the hilly Roero region. Earthy and full of fruit right beneath the surface, it is what you want for an everyday wine and yet... read more →
Marta Sierotta (raised in Poland, moved to France, then to Italy with her family) lives and works in the Pisa section of Tuscany. I’m liking her work across the board,... read more →
Marta Sierotta (raised in Poland, moved to France, then to Italy with her family) lives and works in the Pisa section of Tuscany. This is her homage to her women.... read more →
This 25ha property planted to vines and hazelnuts is situated between Langhe and Monferrato: Asti! They were the area's early adapters of organic. This is a wine that seems to... read more →
Dario Serrentino of Noto, near the southwest coast of Sicily, left social work and part-time family farming for full-time wine in the 2014 vintage. On his website, Serrentino’s importer Ernest... read more →
I tasted this with Pascale Choime and Laurence Alias way back, when the Les Anonymes tasting in Angers was still edgy. I was impressed then, and still am. The grapes... read more →