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Tempranillo can do lots of things and here it’s all about easy drinking summer fun. Picked fully ripe and done all in concrete, it’s brimming with bright cherry and juicy cranberry fruit but avoids “fruitiness”... Read More

Miles is unusual among Madiera houses, not because it uses Tinta Negra in its wines - it's the dominant grape on the island - but because they embrace and focus on it! This shows mouthwatering acidity and sharpness with notes... Read More

Legend has it that Rainwater Madeira was created when a Baltimore merchant left casks of dry Maderia out and they were soaked in an unexpected storm. The lighter, fresher, style became hugely popular in the then Colonies and remains... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV This is seriously good California Chardonnay in a fun style from the very serious guys at Model Farm. The fruit is all from sites 1,000 feet or higher elevation, farmed organically, fermented with native... Read More

Organic/Bio Joanna Wells and Sean Castorani make mountain wine - wine only from California vineyards at 1,000 feet elevation and above. Here they're working on Wildcat Mountain in Carneros where fog and wind from the bay nearby... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV The Cistercian order of nuns at Monastero Suore Cistercensi, near Vitorchiano in Lazio planted their vineyard in 1963, but it wasn’t until the early 2000s that they began working with Umbrian consultant... Read More

The origin story of Ruche is muddled, but it may have evolved in France’s Haute-Savoie before finding it’s real home in Italy’s Piemonte region but was more likely born in Monferato of a crossing of Croatina... Read More

Organic/Bio Elisabetta Fragiuoli has been making great wines from her vines on the hill overlooking San Gimignano since 1965. This is her Sangiovese from iron-rich soils and it packs a wallop of mineralty intensity underneath... Read More

Biodynamic Lower ABV In an ocean of Valpolicella, Agricola Montenigo stands out for its commitment to biodynamic farming and a noticeable sense of fun. Like here! This is the Valpolicella trio of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella... Read More

Organic/Bio You can't get more Mediterranean influence than in a wine that comes from middle of the sea. This is from a small, rocky, vineyard on Paros, a quick boat ride from Santorini. Done all in steel, it delivers a punchy... Read More

Luc Morlet still consults at Peter Michael while making his own wine that sits right up there with Peter Michael in terms of quality and depth. This is a stunner, perfectly balancing richness of texture with bold fruit and deep... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV From coastal south-eastern Sicily, Dario Serrentino works only with native grapes and in an organic, hands-off, style. This tiny production (100 cases) blend of Nero d’Avola, Grillo, Frappato, Insolia,... Read More

Doing non-alcoholic wine that tastes like wine is hard and usually the most we can say is, “They’ve done the best job we can find.” This goes a big step forward – tasting this blind and your nose and mouth... Read More

The Gallo family resurrected this old Monte Rosso estate, first built in 1886 and then closed during Prohibition. The wines today take advantage of Monte Rosso’s elevation to escape the morning fog that can make Sonoma Cabernet... Read More

Organic Lower ABV The Veneto is best known for Corvina-based reds like Amarone or Valpolicella and the light Bardolino reds from around Lake Garda. But small growers working in the eastern part of the zone are doing something... Read More

The narrow, steep-sided, pass between Valle d'Aosta and the rest of Italy is a silly place to grow grapes. But Roman troops stationed here needed something to drink, so they terraced the nearly vertical valley walls, built... Read More

Lower ABV Winegrowing in the tiny valley of Crema between Valle d'Aosta and the rest of Italy dates from Roman times when the legions posted there terrace the valley walls and built stone and wood pergolas to hold the precariously... Read More

The hot, dry, Douro Valley isn't the first place you'd think of for white wine, but at altitude more and more really good ones are emerging. Like here in a blend of 60% Rabigato, 30% Arinto and 10% Gouveio aged in used... Read More

Blends 60% Zweigelt, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, all fermented in oak tanks and then aged in French oak barrels. Always one of Austria's very finest red wines. The 2018 has just arrived in the USA and we've... Read More

Organic/Bio All organic, no oak, no malo, tons of flavor! Generous aromas of ripe yellow pear, sliced apple and a touch of hazelnut really grab your attention. Then, on the palate, there’s perfect balance between the rich... Read More

Regularly ranked as one of Austria’s top reds (and #1 Red in the 2013 vintage), Christina Netzl crafts this from Zweigelt (60%) plus Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from some of the poorest, rockiest, soils in Carnuntum. The... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV A substantial departure from the ripe and fruity Macon wines we see so often, this is organically farmed Chardonnay, picked fresh, fermented long (9 months) and kept still in steel until bottling with minimal... Read More

White Tempranillo was just discovered in an old vineyard around 30 years ago, and it's still fairly rare in Rioja and more rare still bottled all by itself. But delicious! This is all tank for freshness, showing lovely apricot,... Read More

Starts with rich Syrah from Darling, South Africa before being gently dealcoholized to 0.5%, retaining the earthy/fruity Syrah character with low residual sugar (2.5 g/l - wine is dry at 4 g/l or under). You'll enjoy the earthy... Read More