This is a stunning drink from Alicia Basa & Mark Warner. It’s direct pressed into tank then into barrel and what comes out is a compellingly macerated wine. At first... read more →
Dario Serrentino sold grapes for years to Frank Cornelissen and Filippo Rizzo of Lamoresca, got advice from both, and then went to work in his fancy limestone town of Noto.... read more →
Situated in Rablay-sur-Layon, Geneviève Delatte and Nicolas Bertin started out with their own small vineyard, a 1.5 ha lieu-dit named "L’Echalier" That was in 2008 and over time, they have... read more →
Will the real grüner veltliner please stand up? Do you even really know what it tastes like? When I sampled Trapl’s wines, I thought I might be getting close. After... read more →
Kenji is from Vancouver. We met at the Renaissance, where the cupid arrow pierced my palate. This is his first vintage, but chenin of this quality is hard to find,... read more →
In this issue I’ve a few traditional wines that just are beauties even if they aren’t natural at heart. This is one. It is compellingly gorgeous. If you can find... read more →
When I tasted this with Marc last February, boy was it awkward, or maybe it was because I was rushing for a train. Over the year, the ugly duckling grew... read more →
It’s expensive but it has breeding and character even if it is chardonnay. (I could get pilloried for saying such things of Burgundy.) There’s a hint of oak but it... read more →
Alwin Jurtschitsch works in the town of Langenlois in the Kamptal where Heiligenstein, which for some reason is so much fun to pronounce, is arguably its most profound terroir. There... read more →
John Okruashvili is a native of Sighnaghi, a high-tech guy who started to make wine in 2009. His vineyards are in Nukriani, from a higher elevation than much of the... read more →