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 Joshua Cohen
At its best, Chablis is about the most nakedly terroir-focused wine in France. And yet, mysteriously, it has remained the last reasonably-priced home of 1er and Grand Cru Burgundy. True,...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Luis Seabra has become a true superstar of Portuguese wine. His incredibly pure, elegant wines stand apart from the commercial products that dominate Portugal. But there is another, less discussed,...
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By Joshua Cohen
If you love Chianti Classico, you know Castell'in Villa. The estate is run by Coralia Ghertsos Pignatelli della Leonessa, known to the locals as "the principessa" — with perhaps a...
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By Jeff Patten
Super Tuscans have earned their place among Italy’s greatest wines, but critics often label them “international” — a backhanded compliment suggesting they lack true Tuscan soul. After all, these wines...
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By Dan Weber
Jean-François (his friends call him Jef) is a world-class grower making some of the most soulful, energetic and delicious wines of the northern Rhône. His style is the perfect fusion...
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By Joshua Cohen
We were eating steak and roasted mushrooms with some wine-loving (and generous) friends just before the holidays. There were fancy bottles: mature Bordeaux, '99 Dunn and '94 Dominus, and more....
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By Joshua Cohen
Valentine's Day may be the perfect excuse to open a bottle of pink bubbles, but Bruno Dangin's Rosé Crémant de Bourgogne is so good – and also so interesting –...
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By Dan Weber
Domaine de la Pépière's Muscadet "Clisson" is one of the greatest values in French wine. Year after year, it delivers an invigoratingly crisp, textured, multi-layered wine that drinks beautifully in...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey hardly needs an introduction at this point, but here’s the long and short of it: he was an early master of a style of white Burgundy that has...
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By Joshua Cohen
Kermit Lynch is shipping us our allocation of 2023 Lavantureux Chablis, and we couldn't be more excited to give you a preview.
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Just in the nick of time, the New York Times' Eric Asimov has released a brand-new 20 Under $20 column. With the doldrums of February approaching, it's important to enjoy the small...
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By Jeff Patten
Yvon Metras has long been Beaujolais' elusive man of mystery. To French winemakers (and drinkers) he is, along with neighbors Lapierre and Foillard, one of the "fathers of natural wine".
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
La is Lara Rochetti, Lu is Luisa Sala. Together they are Lalu, and today they make extremely sought-after Nebbiolo and Barolo. We have the Nebbiolo for you today.
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