By Joshua Cohen
Back when the wine world's less adventurous voices confidently proclaimed that Georgian wine would "never" be a thing, that Movia was "too weird", and skin-contact white wine was "too niche",...
By Joshua Cohen
Michele Braganti, the man behind Monteraponi, got up and left dinner early. There was no apology, but there was an explanation: the moon was full, so it was time to...
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By Dan Weber
Everyone has their “a-ha!” moment wine. For the luckiest among us, it’s the first sip of great Nebbiolo or Burgundy. For one member of the Flatiron Wines team, though, it...
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By Joshua Cohen
Much of Sancerre delivers exactly what people have come to expect: crisp, refreshing wine for easy early drinking. Labaille’s Monts Damnés pushes the wine into another register. The southern exposure...
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By Julia Burke Freytsis
Brianne Day went from juggling waitressing and various wine jobs in 2013 to becoming a tour-de-force on the Oregon wine scene in just a few years. Her 2021 Eola Springs...
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By Joshua Cohen
Based in the tiny village of Congy in the Vallée du Petit Morin, the same village that is home to the iconic Ulysse Collin, Girost represents a multi-generation family estate...
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By Joshua Cohen
Most Sancerre domaines are named after the person or family that makes the wine: Vatan, Pascal Cotat (and his cousin Francois Cotat), Bouland, Claude Riffault. But this Sancerre Domaine is...
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By Joshua Cohen
Caterina Dei is an artist, a singer. She studied music in Siena, performed on stage in Milan, and recorded albums. She still sings, but we know her through her work...
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By Dan Weber
Bairrada is one of Portugal’s many small, relatively unknown regions. In some ways, it’s quite Burgundian — there is one dominant red grape variety (Baga) and one white (Bical); the...
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By Joshua Cohen
If there’s ever a moment to pop a luxurious bottle of pink bubbles, Valentine’s Day makes a pretty compelling case. And nothing delivers quite like Laherte Frères’ stunning Rosé de...
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By Jeff Patten
Yvon Métras is one of those names that gets wine lovers' pulses racing. An iconic figure in Beaujolais, his ultra-rare and extremely delicious wines are the stuff of legend. Nearly...
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By Joshua Cohen
Domaine Jean-Marie Chaland can be found at 12 Rue de la Grappe d’Or, literally “Golden Grape Street” in the town of Viré. The Viré-Clessé AOC is one of Burgundy’s newest...
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By Jeff Patten
Making wine at Luca Roagna’s level requires intensity and maybe even fanaticism. Spend any amount of time with him and you will quickly observe plenty of both. As he pours...
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