By Josh Shapiro
It's so good, it's tempting to call it Baby Puligny. But that misses the point. Carillon's Bourgogne Blanc isn't a stand-in—it's the real deal: a true Bourgogne Blanc of the...
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By Josh Shapiro
For decades, sparkling wine from Catalonia has meant Cava. But recently, a select group of quality-minded producers—including the visionary Recaredo—has moved beyond the generic Cava label, creating the new designation...
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By Josh Shapiro
Sancerre (check out our Ultimate Guide to Sancerre) season has begun, and we’ve got the perfect wine to kick it off: Lucien Crochet’s 2023 Sancerre Blanc “Croix de Roy”. Crochet...
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By Josh Shapiro
Von Winning emphasizes gentle, thoughtful winemaking, relying on spontaneous fermentations and aging in large old barrels rather than stainless steel. They produce wines of intense precision, texture, and subtle complexity....
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By Floribeth Kennedy
Galloni calls Roagna’s Langhe Rosso “fabulous”, but longtime readers of this newsletter will already know that this stunning Piedmont gem is all that and more. We’ve just received our allocation...
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By Josh Shapiro
In Avize, there’s an unusual producer quietly shaping the future of Champagne. Sanger isn't a typical domaine: it’s the teaching winery of Avize Viti Campus, the region’s premier winemaking school....
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By Josh Shapiro
For us, the Touraine – a subregion of the Loire Valley (See our complete guide to the Loire Valley) – has always been very “useful”. Need a cheap Sauvignon Blanc?...
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By Josh Shapiro
If you’ve yet to discover Vincent Paris—or if you simply haven’t checked in lately—this wine is a perfect introduction to his evolving vision. Paris doesn't merely carry forward his uncle's...
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By Josh Shapiro
Txakoli’s moment has fully arrived. Drinkers around the world have discovered its unique charms: crisp acidity, vibrant citrus, subtle salinity derived from vineyards perched directly above the Atlantic Ocean, and...
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By Josh Shapiro
If you love focused, terroir-driven white Burgundy, you shouldn't hesitate – Pico’s wines – and Bois d’Yver in particular – exemplify why Chablis stands among the world's great wine regions.
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By Floribeth Kennedy
At this point, we’ve written about Arianna Occhipinti so many times that coming up with something new feels like a challenge. We’ve talked about her commitment to organic farming, her...
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By Floribeth Kennedy
We just wrote about Mario Fontana’s winery in November. But now that Gambero Rosso has named him “winemaker of the year”, we think it’s important to write an article about...
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By Josh Shapiro
The wonderfully briney, complex whites of Muscadet remain some of the most underappreciated wines in the world. We’re not complaining, though — this lack of hype keeps first-rate examples insanely...
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