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...
By Daniel Kihara
Artemis Karamolegos, born and raised on the island, is carrying on his family’s legacy at his eponymous winery. The focus is, without a doubt, Assyrtiko in all its glory and...
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By Joshua Cohen
Now, if you're new to these newsletters, you might not know what all the fuss is about. The TL;DR is that the Picq family is among Chablis' great producers --...
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By Joshua Cohen
Anthony Lynch (son of legendary importer Kermit Lynch) came to New York last week and brought a few special bottles from their Berkeley cellar to lunch, including 2007 Vacqueyras Le...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Just in the nick of time, the New York Times' Eric Asimov has released a brand-new article listing his ideal picks for your Thanksgiving feast. Rarely do we devote an entire...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Perhaps the only thing we love more than Burgundy Pinot Noir is Burgundy Pinot Noir blended with Gamay, a style of wine known as Passetoutgrains. The best examples combine the...
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By Joshua Cohen
The tiny, high-altitude village of Radda has become a darling of Chianti drinkers. Their passion feels a little like the excitement Burgundy-lovers often express for Chambolle Musigny: “The wines are...
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By Dan Weber
With prices for great white Burgundy showing no signs of coming back to earth, what's a lover of tense, limestone-infused, elegantly reductive white wines to do? The Jura was the...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
López de Heredia is the greatest name in Rioja, known for its traditional practices, ancient cellars and the outstanding wines it produces. In a region like Rioja, long aging is...
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By Dan Weber
The wines of Domaine de la Grand’Cour have long stood among the most soulful and expressive in Beaujolais. Since Jean-Louis Dutraive took over his family’s estate in Fleurie in 1989,...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
In the past 400 years, not much has changed at Château le Puy. They farm their limestone-and-clay terroir on a plateau just outside of Saint-Émilion without chemicals — just like...
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By Joshua Cohen
Here's something special — and a little bit off the beaten path: a beautiful, mineral-driven blend of Chardonnay and direct-press Nebbiolo, grown on limestone-rich soils in...Piedmont! Of course, it’s not...
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By Joshua Cohen
Back-vintage cru Beaujolais are rare treasures. Most of the great wines get drunk young, simply because they’re so delicious in youth. And what little is cellared usually gets consumed by...
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By Jeff Patten
The Aglianico from the Monte Vulture in Basilicata is surely on anybody’s list of best sources of red wine values in the world. Here, you get incredible depth and character...
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