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...
By Julia Burke
Chionetti is one of the great names of Piedmont, but, as we’ve written many times over the years, they’re famous for the Dolcetto they grow in Dogliani. But the Chionetti family...
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By Julia Burke
Dogliani’s image, that of a bucolic but somewhat sleepy window on the bustling Barolo landscape next door, belies its importance to Piemonte—and in turn, Dolcetto’s image as a pleasant but...
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By Julia Burke
September is here and our calendar is bursting with fun this fall. For starters, back-to-school isn't just for parents and kids: Flatiron Wine School has an expanded series starting in...
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By Jeff Patten
There are lots of producers of Bandol rosé, and certainly not all of them great. So how do you find the good ones? Well, one of our importer friends, Enrique...
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By Joshua Cohen
Traveling around France with the Kermit Lynch team, visiting legendary growers and still-unknown up-and-comers, is one of the great thrills of working in wine. And when two colleagues and I...
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By Joshua Cohen
When we first brought the Barge wines to New York they were still labeled domaine Gilles Barges. They were among the few “undiscovered” old school N. Rhone producers: beautiful, unfussed...
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By Julia Burke
For a guy who makes a point of embracing the term “Burgundian,” Cameron’s John Paul makes some great Italian-inspired wines.Our offer today is the newly arrived 2022 release of his...
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By Joshua Cohen
Brigaldara is a family winery. They've been fighting the good fight, working to preserve the traditional local wines — including Amarone — for ages. It's a multi-generational labor of love....
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By Joshua Cohen
Marcel and his "gang," in addition to creating a wine movement, also resurrected a region that had become known for nothing but cheap, industrial-scale wines. Considering the talented winemakers there,...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
They say a convert is the strongest believer, and Swiss-born Daniel Vollenweider believed in the Mosel as much — if not more — than native-born residents. He arrived in 1999,...
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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 Julia Burke
We love the late summer days and the opportunities they bring to unwind, travel and get ready for the busy fall season. But summer relaxation doesn't mean we're slacking on...
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By Julia Burke
Delivering tremendous quality for your dollar, this balanced and fresh Mendocino Chard is perfect for classic Mâcon lovers who favor texture and creaminess as well as clear, linear fruit. The...
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