Tucked into Mountains of the same name, Jura flanks France’s eastern side on Switzerland's border. Gifted with rugged natural beauty, idyllic villages dot the landscape filled with some of the most hospitable folks you'll find anywhere in the world.
The taut hum of acidity is harmoniously enshrined in supple fruit, floating in a pool of minerality, the structure so seamless, so effortless. It makes you ask: Why isn't it always this good?
Of all of France's many heralded wine growing regions, few if anyone would clock Alsace as a hub of innovation, filled with young winemakers radically diverging from the status quo.
We love island wines, and we love wines grown on volcanoes. Therefore it stands to reason that we especially love wine from volcanic islands . . . and we do!
Pierre was also one of the first in his region to begin isolating individual vineyards and terroirs and bottling them separately. His attention to the soil and the land and his gentle, hands off approach in the cellar resulted in wines that were both elegant and structured.
The four orange wines below are amongst the most unique wines I’ve had the pleasure to taste. They are the product of extremely hardworking folks with generational thinking in mind. The health of the soil, preserving native grapes, and creating a good life that surrounds it all are paramount. It also helps that the wines are delicious.
In Abruzzo, on the Southern Adriatic coast, lives a most inspired woman, Iole Rabasco. In the early 2000’s, Iole assumed control of her father's small conventional winery. She knew that she wanted to take things in a different direction.
From their work on the farm and in the cellar all the way through to the choice of label on each bottle, the Michlits family fully embodies the biodynamic ideal of integrative agriculture that nourishes the land as it nurtures production.
