It’s fair to say the California wine industry made its bones producing Cabernets, Pinots and Chardonnays to rival those of France. However, the story of California wine runs far deeper than the acclaim achieved through these three varieties.
Only in a place like the Wachau could the wines of the region's finest producer be purchased freely, for less than huge sums of money. And Franz Hirtzberger, the subject of today's story, is without a doubt one of the top winemakers in all Austria.
Roussillon’s fortified wines, once the stuff of kings, are still prized here. But internationally, their star has waned, and so has the region’s reputation as a whole. But it is precisely this state of affairs that has it positioned to be the next “it” region of France.
Wine School: Grenache/Garnacha -- Asimov's latest New York Times piece is on three of our favorite Grenache/Garnacha wines... and we've got them for you!
We will keep shouting it from rooftops: 2016 Brunello is where it's at! We mentioned this in our blog about 2020's Wine Trends, but here is a tangible, buyable, absolutely radiant, example.
This is the wine that kicked off the whole sulfur free movement. The original 'natural wine'. Marcel Lapierre figured out how to do it first and, for our money, his kids still do it best.
There is a mystique surrounding skin contact white wine (aka orange wine) at odds with its prosaic origins. Appearing on today’s most sophisticated wine lists and in the cellars of collectors, in pre-war northeastern Italy, skin contact whites were the everyday beverage of hard working farmers.
Closerie des Moussis is a new producer making delicious Bordeaux in a very old school, natural way: organic and biodynamic farming, no manipulations, little oak influence.
These are, quite literally, the bottles we’re bringing home to celebrate this year! Whether it’s Champagne, or the perfect bit of pink wine, we’re looking to pop some bottles and enjoy the night!
Aurélien Chatagnier is one of our favorite discoveries from the Northern Rhone in recent memory and his St. Joseph is a wine we truly love. Why? Chatagnier's St. Joe strikes a poise in the perfect middle.
No added sulfur on this gorgeous quaffer. Huckleberries, mint and jam drift on the nose. Blossoming with blueberries, a touch of black pepper, and smattering of fresh green herbs.
The perfect wine to chill for a rooftop summer night or a winter afternoon. But, the long, clean finish reminds you that this is real wine, worth your time, without the high price.
