Vinos de Madrid is the nearest appellation to the city, about an hour drive out. Continental climate means ‘hot as hell’ in the summer, or even during harvest, as when... read more →
This domaine continues to come into its own as Pablo and his brother do less in the cellar and give more love to their land. Here, the vines are over... read more →
A brilliant, stunning chenin blanc from Béatrice & Pascal Lambert’s clay and limestone soils. This fleshy but sparky wine goes through malolactic fermentation, unusual in that terroir. As a result,... read more →
Without a doubt Marc Olivier is one of the heartthrobs of The Feiring Line. He did it again in 2014. Love. Love. Love. Granite soils, vines over sixty years. The... read more →
In 1979 the Arndorfers planted a small vineyard of the rare, pink-skinned Roter Veltliner on rocky top of the Gaisberg, one of the most important terroirs in the Kamptal. Martin... read more →
I sipped this in Paris as well as in New York City. In either city, it was bone dry and very refreshing, stony, and I hate to say it, crisp.... read more →
Between Trapani and Palermo sits the organic farm of Azienda Agricola Elios. The vine is one of their newest crops planted to the limestone. The grillo is from 12-year-old vines.... read more →
Michael Voelker returned to Germany to turn his home region of Franken on its head. Taking over some of his father’s vines he created 2Naturkinder. Those wines are brash, rash... read more →
Even though Hank gets these grapes from a vineyard that does one Roundup treatment a year, this petit manseng always has something to say—a true lesson in what this grape... read more →
From the Vinos de Madrid appellation, and the quartet of monkeys who work there, comes an old vine albillo, a very disrespected Spanish grape making a strong comeback. The grapes... read more →