By Joshua Cohen
John Paul is a living legend of Oregon wine. His Cameron Winery is one of the original Willamette Valley pioneers. People often describe classic Oregon Pinot and Chardonnay as “Burgundian”...
By Jeff Patten
A couple of months ago, we offered a small parcel of 2016 Nebbiolo from Franco Anselma. It was exactly the kind of wine we love to find: a great Piedmont...
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By Jeff Patten
A generation ago, Timorasso was the sort of grape you read about as a historical footnote — if you read about it at all. Once one of Piedmont’s most important...
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By Joshua Cohen
Provence is a summer vacation paradise of gorgeous beaches, beautiful herb-covered hills, blue skies, and sunshine. And provencal rosé is famous as exactly the wine we all need to beat...
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By Joshua Cohen
When Marcel Lapierre started down the path of reinventing Beaujolais, he set off with a few friends. Foillard is the most famous today. But Guy Breton and Jean-Paul Thevenet were...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
The Napa Valley wine scene may not have been founded on Cabernet, but it’s certainly driven by that grape variety today. And for good reason! Cabernet Sauvignon is delicious, and...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Brunnhilde Claux has worked at some of our favorite wineries — the Languedoc’s Domaine Gauby, Terroir al Limit in Priorat — so it’s no surprise that the wines she makes...
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By Dan Weber
Lanzarote in the Canary Islands is a brutally hard place to farm even in the best years. A volcanic island off the coast of Morocco where farmers protect their vines...
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By Dan Weber
For lovers of contemporary Mosel Riesling, Julian Haart has emerged as the grower. His top wines are amongst the most coveted and collectible in Germany. He’s got the total package:...
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By Daniel Kihara
The Benanti family had been on the island for nearly 300 years when Giuseppe Benanti decided to devote himself to Sicily's traditional wines. He believed that, with enough care and...
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By Joshua Cohen
Champagne is great and all, but it's not the be-all and end-all of sparkling wine. Once again, we're thrilled to (re)introduce one of our favorite Crémant producers: Bruno Dangin.
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By Joshua Cohen
Louise Chereau, winemaker at Muscadet’s Chereau Carré, hates Muscadet and oysters. Not that she hates drinking Muscadet with oysters. In fact, if you push her, she’ll admit it's as great...
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By Jeff Patten
Historically, the most prized vineyards in Meursault were situated perfectly mid-slope, where grapes could easily achieve full, rich ripeness in what used to be a very marginal climate. But as...
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