Bernard Defaix: A tour of Chablis’ Left Bank
By Josh Shapiro
The hierarchy of Chablis is beautifully logical. When a producer gets it right, you can literally taste your way up the ladder, feeling the terroir shift and the intensity build...
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Boudignon's Perfect Rosé de Loire is Back, and Better Than Ever
By Josh Shapiro
Few rosés cause the kind of excitement brought on by Thibaud Boudignon's Rosé de Loire. Boudignon works almost exclusively with Chenin Blanc, and his wines from Savennières and Anjou are...
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Gebbia: The Envinate of Italy
By Floribeth Kennedy
At Flatiron, we love producers who own their land, farm it, and produce wines from the grapes they grow. This is the fundamental unit in the world of wine. But...
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Wine Owners in Kiedrich: Wedding Couples and Robert Weil
By Josh Shapiro
The most famous producer of Kiedrich Riesling is undoubtedly Robert Weil. It’s not one of the Rheingau’s ancient estates – many go back a thousand years or more – as Robert...
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Freddy Mugnier’s Marechale
By Josh Shapiro
Today, we will head south from Chambolle, passing through Vosne Romanee to arrive at the village of Nuits-St.-Georges. In this village, we first encounter the very Vosne-like vineyards that directly...
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A new round of Goodness from Gut Oggau
By Josh Shapiro
Gut Oggau is amongst the most celebrated names in the world of natural wine. Their distinctly labeled bottles are well known to wine aficionados of all stripes, from natural wine...
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Cantina Terlano: Salty and Mountainous White Wines from an Exotic Corner of Italy
By Floribeth Kennedy
Today, we have a selection of three of Terlano’s white wines to showcase how special these wines can be. Made from grapes that you will find recognizable – as they...
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Garnier: Chablis Perfection from Off the Beaten Track
By Josh Shapiro
Today’s wine is a perfect village-level Chablis. You’ll notice the crisp, steely sensation that we miss from older vintages of Chablis right away. With time – and this wine can...
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Castello di Neive: Barbaresco Freshness
By Floribeth Kennedy
Isn’t Barbaresco for long-term cellaring? Well, tell that to the Piedmontese themselves, who happily gulp down young Barbaresco all the time for its delicious fruit, no decanting required. Or at...
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Von Winning: Humble Wines from the Head-Turning Master of the Pfalz
By Josh Shapiro
Certain producers manage to completely alter your conception of a wine region, while still remaining true to their local traditions and terroirs. An example that comes to mind is Gravner....
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Vie di Romans: Extraordinary Wines from the Friulian Seaside
By Floribeth Kennedy
In the small, rural winegrowing village of Isonzo in the southern plains of Friuli, about 12 miles from the Adriatic coast, Gianfranco Gallo makes some of the most unique, ageworthy and...
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Natural Skin Contact Welschriesling: A Wine in Context
By Josh Shapiro
There have been many attempts in the last 100 years to draw European borders neatly along linguistic lines – some violent, and some peaceful .These efforts have rarely been 100%...
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Vajra: The Radiant Simplicity of Nebbiolo
By Floribeth Kennedy
Nebbiolo charms us with radiant simplicity. The Vajra family, master winemakers in the commune of Barolo, capture the delicate transparency of the grape perfectly in a youthfully fresh expression called Claré...
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La Distesa: Vacation wine from Le Marche
By Floribeth Kennedy
Today we offer the wines of one of our favorite producers, La Distesa. We love them because their approach in their small vineyards is to treat them like a natural...
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