Rocco works in the Costa Toscana area (Coastal Tuscany). He works mostly with French grapes, because that’s what they do there. There’s cabernet franc and petit manseng, in addition to... read more →
Kokkineli means light red and this one drinks like pure strawberry juice. Vasilis Vaimakis is a genius. The wines he makes have a delicious purity and speak to a respect... read more →
Originally from Nantes, Marie Astrid and Nicolas Bourget moved to Paros. It’s one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean. Best known for its white marble, perhaps soon it might... read more →
Valentin Valles spent seven years working in Tavel with Eric Pfifferling and now works about a half hour away in the Gard section of the Rhône. The wines he makes... read more →
Valentin Valles spent seven years working in Tavel with Eric Pfifferling and now works about a half hour away in the Gard section of the Rhône on clay, limestone soils... read more →
Cyril is a farming guru based in Cornas. He has rebuilt terraces and rehabbed old plots on mostly granitic sand, planting to a variety of massale, clones and rootstocks, some... read more →
Everyone is talking about Horbach, one of the Jura’s new kids on the block. The one bottle I had was certainly promising. From Arbois, he took back the vines of... read more →
I saw Ludovic in a conventional fair and did a double take. What was he doing there? I went over to taste and as he was pouring and I was... read more →
The new releases of Antonio Madeira showcase his love and care for Dão terroir and his fantastic touch for winemaking. One after another his wines spoke to me. This one... read more →
This comes from Madeira’s two best old plots, with vines between 60 and 100 years old. While baga is dominant, there are about 19 other grapes in this field blend.... read more →