The timorasso grape had been teetering on the verge of extinction in the 1980s. While it managed to hang on it’s still rare—and finding one made naturally is even rarer.... 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 →
This refresher gets a two month fermentation in stainless. It’s unusual with its touch of jasmine and pine forest—but no pine infusion here. Then there’s a long lingering mandarin and... read more →
Why chardonnay? “Why not,” Hank said. It was time. He smiles. Was he being ironic? Nope. Well, not entirely. The fruit is from Matthew Rorick’s vineyards, whole cluster pressed, fermented... read more →
Ludwig Bindernagel was a trained architect, so it might make sense that his wines have great infrastructure. This one if from 50-year-old vines, built with a classic “tradition” 80/20 blend... read more →
This is the first vintage of aligoté from Tomoko and Guillaume’s Les Chagniots vineyard in the village of Ladoix. It took all of the couple’s skill, sweat and pruning to reclaim... read more →
Finally, there is some new blood near the Puzelats in Les Montils. Blandine Floch has set up shop a few minutes south of their vineyards, tending 40-year old vines grown... read more →
Gómez and his daughter Carmen work in the Sierra Morena, an hour north west of Cordoba, outside of the official Jerez zone but firmly in the sherry tradition. The vines,... read more →
Well if I were part of the Dato team, I’d call this the rosé and the rosé amber but no one asked me. Chkhaveri is a gris grape and the... read more →
If you drink this, you’ll feel good too! Fred Cossard is based in Burgundy but the grapes for this wine are from fifty-year-old savagnin vines planted in Jurassic marls near... read more →