At the Sous Le Pavée tasting in Paris this past May, Cyrille and Pascale stood out for their thrilling fruit and vegetable ferments. This was one of my two favorites.... read more →
Giorgas Balatsouras works where no one else does, 800 meters up in the Delphi area of Greece (the temple of Athena and the Oracle are down the road by 45... read more →
From the Cyclades island of Tinos in the Aegean Sea comes this beauty of a bottle squeezed from old bush vines. Its maker, Jerome Charles Binda, a French graphic designer,... read more →
Welcome to my new summer white wine obsession. This is one of my most house-gifted white wines of 2023. With a touch of skin, raised for a short time in... read more →
Spillare, an active member of the VinNatur association, works on volcanic soils in the Veneto in Gambellara. The vignaioli gives these grapes a short day of skin contact and then... read more →
A stellar wine—for muscadet lovers especially—as it leans into the neutral side with plenty of chamomile and wild flowers, a touch of dandelion and bruised apple. It doesn’t have much... read more →
From the remarkable Lopez Vineyard in Cucamonga comes an extraordinary wine that may not happen again. Foot trodden, basket-pressed. No skin contact. No SO2. Barrel fermentation ensues in neutral barrique.... read more →
Farmed in the tiny village of Pupillin, the wine comes from a one-hectare parcel of savagnin planted in compact grey marl. Vinified in large, old oak barrels, it stays there... read more →
Headed up by siblings who studied winemaking at Geisenheim University, this winery is a classic in the making. While the wine might read a little conventional, ut when it’s hot... read more →
Every year, Martin Texier who makes wine on the unspoiled soils of Saint-Julien-Saint-Alban, the border of the north and south of the Rhône, is pleased with the 2022s and he... read more →