Do yourself a favor: experience these wines. They are just superb. There are 15h left of vines in all of the area of Colares, just outside of Lisbon. Most vines... read more →
From volcanic hillside in Gambellara , this reminds me of orange on almond peel! Reminds me so much of his neighbor Angiolio Maule, but I already said that last month... read more →
So where is this wine from exactly? It’s complicated. In 2013 Bruno wasn’t happy with the quality of the chardonnay and pinot gris from the vines in southern Beaujolais that... read more →
Poor Dario didn’t want to make something that could be considered less serious than his other wines, but he did it anyway. Lucky for us. The rosso and bianco are... read more →
Wonderful wine values, classy stuff, can come from the Collines Rhodaniennes of the Rhône (mostly around Vienne on east side of the Rhône River). There’s even some lovely viognier, which... read more →
From the smallest of the Alsatian grand cru (3.4 hectares) comes a stunner. Really. This is compelling, even with higher SO2 and all. The year was a rich one. Residual... read more →
You well might ask what a wine from mainly conventional vines (one of the vineyards is organic) and almost conventional organic levels of SO2 is doing in TFL? Simple. I’m... read more →
Chenin in South Africa, previously known as steen, is back. Or in the case of old Swartland vines, it never left. That’s why you should watch Ryan Mostert and Michael... read more →
Old school alert on Sardinia. Raised in old chestnut casks under flor, this is more super-juicy sherry without the fortification. Intense salty deliciousness, fierce and I can think of all... read more →
The almost 40-year-old, dry-farmed, ungrafted vines of the Jurassic Park vineyard have something special to say. They stand in brutal sunlight under a good floppy canopy, hiding from the nearby... read more →