Gilles Ballorin is based in Morey-Saint-Denis but his best plots may be in the Marsannay, including the Le Hardi vineyard in Chenôve. 2015 was a powerhouse solar year and some... read more →
Oriol lives and works in vineyards a mere 15km from Barcelona where vines are competing with real estate. He’s hopping about, picking up fascinating terroirs in the almost forgotten DO... read more →
Corrado Dottori is making some stellar wines in the Marche. If he’s not on your radar, please correct that. This skin contact number is from limestone soils and is a... read more →
The new releases of La Garagista won’t disappoint, but which ones to buy first? Well, get your favorites, of course, but the Loup d’Or is really speaking to me these... read more →
From the schist and quartz, deep sandy soils of Blewitt Springs comes chenin meant to be a pet’nat. But, the 2018 didn’t get so pet, in fact it’s almost a... read more →
James Erskine is doing his Milan Nestarec imitation with a wine that looks brown but tastes in the pink of health. Here he blends chenin with muscat, all with some... read more →
Roberto Henriquez spent winemaking time with René Mosse and a lot of time with Louis Antoine Luyt. He is also a leading force in natural wine in Chile. He stitches... read more →
The downtrodden fallen glory of the wine that has become a supermarket cliché, Frascati is a natural for revival. Terrific volcanic soils, just a half-hour cheap train ride from Rome.... read more →
This comes from the oldest part of the vineyard. The skin contact here is six days and it’s aged in smaller chestnut barrels. The trebbiano in the mix is a... read more →
Lapsed biologist Nacho Gonzalez’s wines get better with each vintage. Amazing what he is able to do with beautiful grapes and clay and steel tank. But this particular wine gets... read more →