This perennial favorite of mine comes from the silica and clay soils of Les Hauts. The vinification is classic semi-carbonic and the result is gorgeous perfume and a joyous wine.... read more →
As always, a beautiful little wine, and in the difficult vintage of 2012, it still succeeds. Tart yet velvet with a touch of licorice. Load up on this by the... read more →
This lushly structured charmer has taken over the wine lists of New York City it seems. I sat at the bar at Contra (with The Skinny Food Writer) and we... read more →
Nadia Verrua took over the wines from her father a few years back and the world has no complaints. This is benchmark ruché, pretty, deep, rose petal, put it on... read more →
So, remember last month’s Atlantic wines? Here is the red wine equivalent. Roberto Santana made this from ancient grapes growing right out of the rocks overlooking the Atlantic ocean. Foot... read more →
Would I love to see this cheaper? Yes. Would it taste better at $25? Yes. But still this is a gorgeous example of mountain nebbiolo. Coming from silly steep slopes... read more →
Proof positive that you don’t have to use carbonic to get carbonic gulpability (without the amylics). Australian Anna Martens (lives in London with her husband Eric) makes this at her... read more →
Stupidly low yields, this births what some might call rosé but many would just call a light red wine. From limestone soils, this is full of small berries in beeswax,... read more →
This made me think that Slovenia is a great place for pinot. This spot has more sandstone and marl than limestone but the result in the wine is savory. The... read more →
Istrian pet’nat for breakfast? Why not, that’s what the maker of this wine says he does. But after a taste, I get it. Strawberry aromatics dissolve into savory salty stony... read more →