By John Truax
Dry Tokaji may be obscure today, but we think it’s poised for a breakthrough. The best examples are simply too good, too interesting, and too age-worthy to be ignored much...
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By John Truax
Maybe you’ve never tried Deschamps wines, and want to know what they taste like. They are certainly not piercing or thin, qualities which Sauvignon Blanc can sometimes be guilty of....
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By John Truax
Today’s wine comes from a single site, ‘Les Boucauds,’ which has kimmeridgian marl soils. The dense, silky-fine texture of the wine is enough to turn heads, but the vivid and...
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By John Truax
Located next to the winery, Clos de la Hutte is a true walled-in parcel that once belonged to an abbey. Boudignon makes several single-vineyard cuvées, but acknowledges that ‘Hutte’ has...
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By John Truax
Epiré, invigorated by a new generation taking over a few years ago, is making world-class Chenin Blanc. Both cuvées here are completely dry and acid-driven, but with those beautiful beeswax...
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By John Truax
It’s been nearly a decade since Neal Rosenthal started importing this idiosyncratic and genuinely artisanal estate, and the wines have gone from obscure to coveted, a product of not just...
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By John Truax
Terre Brûlée is sourced from multiple organically-farmed plots, including Chaillot. You get the rich, gutsy character of Cornas, but also elegance and freshness. In other words, it’s world-class Syrah that...
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By John Truax
The late, great Giuseppe Quintarelli was a staunch traditionalist, farming and making his wines in the old, unhurried style, including drying grapes for his Amarone and then aging the wines...
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By John Truax
Col d’Orcia really has it all. Nestled in the beautiful UNSECO-protected Val d’Orcia in the shadow of mount Amiata, this estate calls itself an ‘organic island’, where olives, tobacco, grapes,...
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By John Truax
Stéphane Riffault is turning out great wines from one of Sancerre’s most underrated villages, Sury-en-Vaux, that are looking like some of the best in the entire region!
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By John Truax
The dog days of summer are here. So are tomatoes. We're gathering wines to pair with your Farmers' Market Faves.
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By John Truax
My wife and I really miss our friends in the restaurant industry, but are making the best of it by cooking up a storm at home. Last night I opened...
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By John Truax
Cooking is fun. This is a great activity while we are all at home sheltering during the Coronavirus crisis. Here are some recipes and tales from my home kitchen.
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