Wine

Natural From organically farmed vines growing in a forest clearing on the lower slopes of Mount Ventoux, this serves up easygoing flavors of cherry and raspberry with a dash of spice and savory underbrush and garrigue notes. It’s... Read More

Organic/Bio From high altitude Tempranillo and aged two years in French oak and concrete eggs, this is Tempranillo with delicious refinement, finesse and attitude. As the folks at JamesSuckling.com say in their 93 point review,... Read More

If you find yourself at café table in Alto Adige around 6pm on a crisp, mountain, summer night, this is what you drink (well, if you’re not having a spritz). Vinous captures it nicely: The 2023 Kerner is delicately... Read More

Organic/Bio In the foothills of Mount Ventoux, the Jaume family crafts this delicious southern Rhone blend of equal parts Grenache and Syrah, all done in steel. Nicely mouthfilling in texture with bold black raspberry and blackberry... Read More

Nebbiolo from the foothills of the Alps in Lombardy gives a prettier, more accessible, delight than the stern wines of Barolo and Barbaresco. As you’ll taste here in a wonderfully ripe and silky expression of Nebbiolo with... Read More

Owned by Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini since 2003, Altesino has been one of Montalcino’s leaders since the zone exploded into international prominence in the 1970s. The wine style is traditional, with all large, Slavonian oak,... Read More

Lower ABV A fantastic release of this benchmark Basque white. The aromas are bright and focused, showing citrus and green stone fruit notes dusted with chark. There's real intensity on the palate, too, where lemon zest, green... Read More

One of the most deliciously impressive Mendoza Malbecs we’ve tried in a long while, from lovely ripe fruit grown at 4,000 feet and aged 12 months in 50% new French oak. It’s a big wine, but with outstanding elegance... Read More

Lower ABV Savoie's Jacquere grape inclines to salty stone minerality anyway, but in the village of Chignin that's amped up even more. Fourth generation winegrower Guillaume Quenard captures the minerality in spades and... Read More

When we talk about Nebbiolo from Piemonte it’s often in reference to Barolo or Barbaresco. Roero Nebbiolo, though, is something else entirely – less astringent, brighter in fruit and a bit more savory. This is a great... Read More

Organic/Bio A tribute from Stephen to his wife and partner, Niki. As he explains, “The night Niki and Stephen met, they half-jokingly agreed to move to Oregon to start a family and farm. Eight weeks later they stood on the... Read More

Organic/Bio A very different take on Willamette Valley Pinot Gris even beyond the depth, richness and character imparted by Stephen Hagen’s very different grazing-based viticulture. Here the wine spends 40 days on the skins... Read More

Organic/Bio Ah-so THIS is what Willamette Valley Pinot Gris is supposed to taste like! From an organically farmed vineyard south of Salem, it's fermented and aged 50/50 in stainless steel and older French oak with 5 months... Read More

Organic/Bio As usual, one taste and you'll think, Ah, so THIS is what Willamette Valley Pinot Gris is supposed to taste like! From an organically farmed vineyard south of Salem, it's fermented and aged 50/50 in stainless... Read More

Organic/Bio From a farmer who works his own way, a unique take on Pinot Gris - from a solera begun with the 2018 vintage and added to every year (except the 2020 smoke harvest). As Stephen writes, The core of Perpetual Album begins... Read More

Organic/Bio Grazing-based viticulture seems to unlock the wild side in Willamette Valley grapes. Like with the westernmost 24 rows of Stephen Hagen’s Pinot Gris, which starting in 2010 started giving berries in a wild range... Read More

Organic/Bio While Stephen Hagen and his team are fine winemakers, the real story here is winegrowing. Stephen’s unique “grazing based viticulture” replaces herbicides, mowing, plowing and fertilizers with something... Read More

Organic/Bio There’s something joyfully incongruous about a bearded outdoors guy who wears flannel, farms his vineyard with horses, chickens, sheep, geese and (his own) children, and waxes on passionately about the quality... Read More

Organic/Bio The edges of Antiquum Farm’s “Big Field” vineyard are kind of the far edge of what Pinot Noir can do. The winemaking is simple enough – fully de-stemmed fruit, open top fermenters, a bit of... Read More

Antoine Chevalier’s grandfather and father began planting Champagne vines in 1974 but he is the first of the family to start making and bottling wine. This is organically farmed Chardonnay from the lieu-dit Les Bas du Mont... Read More

Lower ABV A lovely blend of rich texture and vibrant, refreshing, flavors. As Wine Enthusiast said of the 94 point 2019, This wine brings the notion of a spring mountain meadow to life on the nose. There are hints of chervil and... Read More

Lower ABV A different kind of pink – the label alone tells you that! – that gets to the perfect level of rosé refreshment via a different route. It’s Gaglioppo, the descendent of Sangiovese and sibling... Read More

Bartholomew Broadbent created this wine as a tribute to his dad, famed taster Michael, who studied architecture before pivoting to wine. Blending 87 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petite Sirah, 4% Malbec, 2% Merlot from Alexander Valley... Read More

This is terrific, with dark, plummy, fruit and mocha notes building through a firm, dry, finish. Ready to go with lamb or beef roast now and just getting better with air or time in cellar. High-impact Tempranillo that James Suckling... Read More

It was only after the Cowley family purchased their 65 acre vineyard in 1998 that they discovered that it had been the site of the first vinifera grape plantings in all of New Zealand. There's even a tiny winery cellar remaining... Read More