Marie Courtin: Beauties with Bubbles
By Josh Shapiro
Often, Champagne is used to celebrate events like weddings or New Year's Eve — things that are far too scarce these days. But the Champagnes of Marie Courtin bursts with...
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Jean-Luc Jamet: Northern Rhones with Bottle Age
By Josh Shapiro
Jamet is a giant of a name in Cote Rotie. It’s one of a tiny handful of domaines that have been bottling wines consistently since the 1970s, sticking for the...
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Hervé Villemade: Natural and Historic
By Josh Shapiro
In the history of natural wine, Hervé Villemade plays a key role. It was by importing these wines to the United States that Joe Dressner helped pave the way for...
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Pernot’s Bourgogne “Cote d’Or”: The World’s best Chardonnay value?
By Josh Shapiro
Pernod likes to make tense, pure Chardonnay. He uses little or no batonnage. There is little new oak, and none is used for the Bourgogne Blanc. The idea is to...
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Arnot Roberts and Our Rose Secret
By Josh Shapiro
We love rosés that have the power to go the distance and let us reap the rewards of time. This great example can be your perfect "first rosé of the...
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Chateau de Sales: New Quality from the Old School
By Josh Shapiro
De Sales is a very very old estate. The same family has owned it since the 1400s! They make wines in an old-school fashion: not much new oak is used,...
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Natural from the Heart of Piedmont
By Floribeth Kennedy
Natural wines from Piedmont? Yes, they exist. They do not get the same focus as Barolos and Barbarescos from the recognized masters, but when you find a good example, do...
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Roagna: The Barbera Equivalent of Barolo
By Floribeth Kennedy
Why is Luca Roagna releasing his 2018 Barbera now, 6 years later in 2024? For a simple reason: he treats his Barbara exactly as he does his incredibly prized old...
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Chilean Greatness from Longavi
By Josh Shapiro
With its long chain of mountains at a seemingly endless range of latitudes, it is inevitable that somewhere among them it is possible to make truly great wines in Chile....
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Chartogne-Taillet Cuvée Sainte Anne: “One of the best”
By Josh Shapiro
Alexandre Chartogne has been one of the brightest stars of the Grower Champagne movement. From the small village of Merfy in a forgotten northern corner of the Montagne de Reims, he has spent...
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Mas de Daumas Gassac: Grand Wines from the Old New Wave
By Josh Shapiro
When we talk about the Languedoc these days it's usually because of "new wave" winemakers like Maxime Magnon in Corbieres, or Domaine Leon Barral or Clos Fantine in Faugeres. But lost in the...
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Luca Roagna’s Langhe Rosso
By Floribeth Kennedy
If you're looking for a traditionalist Langhe Nebbiolo that is a synthesis of the best elements of Barolo and Barbaresco, made by one of the region's most assured hands, then...
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Scar of the Sea: Californian and Old World
By Josh Shapiro
Scar of the Sea is one of California’s most impressive new wineries. They source grapes from top sites in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, and the wines have the...
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