In the big VieVienum sit down tasting of high-scoring Austrians, there was only one wine I liked, and I liked it so much it was shocking. "How did they let... read more →
I had never been interested in wines from Hungary until this one. Hello, little wine. This one is 85% whole-cluster pressed juice. Then it's fermented in amphorae of different sizes,... read more →
It‘s back. And it’s August, so the timing is perfect. If you love muscadet, you will love this. There is an easy-to-taste similarity that comes from granite and the Atlantic.... 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 →
The high elevation clay-limestone and tuffaceous soils of Sannio Benevento in northern Campania has a great wine tradition, and looking forward to seeing this winemaker's progression. Here he gives grapes get... read more →
Jonas Seckinger is part of the Pfalz revival. This wine comes from the recovered ancient terraces framed by fruit trees that look down on Deidersheim, with soils that are red... read more →
This is one of Nick Africano’s special bottlings, and special it is! It’s drawn from three botas of 30-year-old manzanilla from the Bodegas de Rio in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Then... read more →
The chardo here is a combo of their fruit from their Hokadate vineyards and from bought Yoichi fruit that is sustainable. Whole cluster pressed there’s a bit of CO2, and... read more →
While it's available state-wide, I had to go to Burgundy to taste this, which I did at a little mini-tasting Tomoko Kuriyama hosted this winter. She told me, "This is... read more →
Situated at the southernmost tip of Côte Chalonnais, the little village of Montagny rises! In the hands of Andrew Nielson of Le Grappin, this chardonnay, planted on limestone, is a... read more →