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On Chris' recent visit, walking the vineyards with Alwin and tasting through the full range, it was clear that their work in organic farming has put them on the worldâs top tier.
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On Chris' recent visit, walking the vineyards with Alwin and tasting through the full range, it was clear that their work in organic farming has put them on the worldâs top tier.
Read On01/10/25
On Chris' recent visit, walking the vineyards with Alwin and tasting through the full range, it was clear that their work in organic farming has put them on the worldâs top tier.
01/08/25
Rajat Parr is well known for his yearslong collaborative work with Sashi Moorman â making exceptional wines at Evening Land, Sandhi and Domaine de la CĂŽte. But, itâs his personal work that is sharply reframing what California looks like.
01/06/25
Working on the literal fringe of Burgundy, RaphaĂ«lle Guyot is solidly among the generation of micro-nĂ©gociant producers weâve been admiring these last several years.
12/10/24
Grenache on Granite is a mystical combination, one that Spain's Sierra de Gredos has embraced. Here are the producers and bottles we're loving.
12/03/24
Up and coming talents Moritz Kissinger and Bastian Beny are putting the little known Rheinhessen village of Uelversheim on the world stage, highlighting its pure limestone intensity with his fine hand in the cellar.
11/26/24
Tement is a standard-bearer for Sauvignon Blanc â not just in Austria but from anywhere. Famous for its Grand Cru Zieregg vineyard, it sits on top of a limestone-ridden coral reef which is impossible not to taste in each pulsing rendition.
11/24/24
With several of the rarely-seen wines of Tegan Passalacqua landing, we canât help but urge our people to have his wines on the table this coming week.
11/20/24
The first of the 2024 harvest gets cracked tomorrow đ a day for fresh, inexpensive glou-glou, and joyful celebration.
11/18/24
Hokkaido continues to grow as a center for one of the most transformative stories in wine. At the heart of it: the referential wines of Takahiko Soga.
11/14/24
After a fascinating visit, Bastian Wolber's talents are fresh on Chris' mind and, perfectly, his wines also just landed.
11/10/24
New releases from Paolo Bea and Collecapretta have us thinking: landlocked, defined by indigenous varietals and with a slate of referential natural producers â Umbria might just be the most unique place in Italian wine.
11/06/24
In an appellation infamously known for conventional farming, it's one of two certified Biodynamic estates. With a style that makes Béru a producer without reference...
11/04/24
Itâs a pure Nebbiolo from one of Baroloâs most sought-after villages, produced by two of the areaâs legends. And, itâs outstanding.
10/31/24
Via Roumier, DRC, By Farr...Louis Billard is one of the most refreshing new Burgundians we've comes across this year. Fine yet unadulterated and pure-fruited. Any serious burghounds will love these.
10/28/24
With lots of love recently for Nebbiolo of the highest caliber, especially from Piedmont's new guard; it'd be a miss not to mention that some of the best new landings recently have come from Barbaresco.
10/22/24
Reflecting on more of our favorite grower producers with new arrivals from Calsac, Bouchard, Ruppert-Leroy, Mignon, Agrapart, and Oudiette.
10/21/24
The founder of Scholium Project, and one of the most creative minds in wine, is launching his new LA-based project in New York.
10/19/24
Another torch has passed; and the result is a lineup of giving, joyful wines that natural wine lovers and burghounds alike should make sure to get in front of.
10/16/24
There's a new cuvĂ©e from Bethany Kimmelâs The Color Collector: an Oregon (and now, Washington) winemaker whose fresh but lacy Gamay has us looking forward to her tiny (read: coveted) releases every year.
10/13/24
In Portugal's Alentejo, Natus continues to push the traditional ways. Even among a slate of favorite names â weâre still struck by just how delicious they are.
10/11/24
Lena Singer-Fischer is the rare German producer who specializes in sparkling wine - making bottles that feel more shoulder-to-shoulder with our favorite grower Champagne than German Sekte.
10/09/24
When you factor in the farming, the multiple cellars he needs to support his layered, multi-vintage approach (for both still and sparkling), it becomes clear that Hoch is as individual as a winemaker can be.
10/07/24
From Vincent Ruiz (newly at the helm of Dominique Belluard's estate), we've got a grippy, tasty *fun* bottle...
10/05/24
The return of Drake Whitcraftâs wines to Fulton St is a charming highlight among a crop of interesting arrivals from Santa Barbara and the greater Central Coast.
10/03/24
Australia's Place of Changing Winds â our newest (and long anticipated) name on the shelf â has taken the technique of high density planting to an absolute extreme. For some of the finest Pinot Noirs coming out of, honestly, anywhere...
09/29/24
From Muscadet head-turner JĂ©rĂŽme Bretaudeau, a new cuvĂ©e thatâs energetic, delicious, and â a touch less expensive than the rest of the lineup.
09/27/24
Daniel Vollenweider's successor Mortiz Hoffmann seems to not only have honored his work by finishing the '22 vintage (in incredible style and intention, more on that below); but, with the newly arrived 2023s, heâs solidified the future of this seminal Mosel estate.
09/25/24
Weâve been mentioning Maffrei where we can: the young La Morra-based duo with a firm role in Langheâs newest chapter. The arrival of their â23s may only be their third vintage, but theyâre already some of the most sought after bottles from the area (and, very limited in release).
09/23/24
From Galiciaâs iconic Nanclares y Prieto, itâs a (very limited!) wine of many firsts.
09/19/24
It's a rare new entry in Vosne - from the vineyard manager for the Hospices de Beauneâs Grand Cru holdings in the Cote de Nuits. We're in!
09/17/24
On a crowded volcano, Ayunta's Filippo Mangione stands apart in Etna for his wildly old vines, impressive contrada holdings and, most uniquely: multiple expressions of Nerello Mascalese.
09/15/24
In Rheinhessen, Carsten SaalwÀchter is becoming a must-watch grower in Germany's newest guard.
09/13/24
Tanca Nica is, in a word: other-worldly. Those whoâve tasted know itâs more than just (rare!) dry wine from Pantelleria â itâs a thought-provoking, highly specific expression of volcanic terroir.
09/11/24
Delalot, Nowack, Suenen...and especially exciting: new cuvées from La Rogerie and Raphaël Bereche.
09/09/24
From a unique spot on the northern end of Tenerife, Ambora is making especially elegant expressions of Canary Island wine that manage to stand out in the regionâs already incredibly specific terroir.
09/07/24
Benjamin Benoit may be young but he works very, very hard â combined with incredibly natural talent, the result is a lineup well-worthy of its roots in Burgundy and Pupillinâs small circles.
09/05/24
Filipa's skin contact Bical is $33 - and, the most intriguing orange wine we've tasted this year . . .
08/28/24
From their history and epic labels, to the final age-worthy wines, They are simply one of my favorites names from anywhere.
08/22/24
From the founder of La Dive - a versatile, refreshing bottle with cool roots.