This 2021 blend is a well-thought out wine with 80% skin contact pinot gris, 15% direct pressed, barrel fermented riesling, and 5% skin contact schönburger. Each grape type is vinified... read more →
Nicolas Gonnin in Paris makes straightforward but spot-on Chinons. This former train conductor had his first vintage in 2021 and I have put him on my “one-to-watch” list. I love... read more →
Seb Congretel used to be in the New York market but alas, now his wines are just in Texas. Our loss because there’s always a need for excellent Beaujolais. He... 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 →
While Michael Wenzel is known for his furmint, this blaufränkisch (also known as lemberger and kékfrankos) is so very pretty. The fruit comes from three different vineyards' limestone plots, not... read more →
This is just a stunning bottle of properly aged wine. First taste is grapey but then its hits with a sandy texture. The high acidity begs for a cheese course... read more →
Looking for a playful sort of xinomavro? This is for you. It’s vinified for 12 months in old barrels and then sits on the fine lees for three months with... read more →
When in Valtellina in 2019 I met a man named Marco Ferrari at Ar.Pe.Pe. He had worked with Franck Balthazar in Cornas and was looking forward to making wine on... read more →
The Collines Rhodaniennes is a downrent Northern Rhône appellation that can give us awfully good wine from its schist, limestone, and granitic soils. The region stretches from Lyon in the... read more →
You might remember this wine under the label Domaine de Montrieux. Lesné took it over from Emile Heredia in 2015, but the new name and label has only been here... read more →