16
Dec
THE FINAL ARRIVAL OF 2020 give the gift of very, very old age this holiday season This bottle occupies a fascinating place. While the wine has remained largely unknown to even some serious collectors, to the few who have tasted it and know... View Post
22
Oct
The fires that have ripped through California’s wine country have been devastating. Yes, we focus mostly on German wine, but we are proud members of the entire wine community. We wanted to do something, even if it was just a small something. So we are... View Post
05
Oct
The Vineyard Project was began in the fall of 2019 as a way of connecting soulful, yet overlooked vineyards, with soulful growers. But the larger goal, in a way, has little to do with either the vineyard or the grower:... View Post
24
Sep
“amongst the very finest wines I have ever tasted from this superb Ayl estate.” The amazing photograph above is a good snapshot of the sexy life of the importer dealing with pandemic life: no travel, no big dinners, no vineyard... View Post
02
Sep
Lafarge, Jayer, Overnoy, Métras, Verset, Ferrando, Cappellano. What’s interesting about estates like this is that one rarely discusses them in terms of “perfection” or any absurd notions like the 100-point scale. These shallow metrics don’t work for estates like this. In... View Post
26
Aug
If you’ve read anything we’ve written, you know we’ve been screaming about the beautiful, complex and delicious diversity of German wines for many, many years. Today’s print copy of The New York Times (online here) puts the spotlight on the amazing breadth of German wines interviewing us and,... View Post
16
Jun
the truth of 2019 Migot Vin Gris “Most of Provence’s rosé is as dreary to drink as it is pretty to look at.” Thus wrote the British wine writer Andrew Jefford in his great book The New France. If this seems... View Post
27
May
salt, mineral, air It seems, honestly, a bit crazy that it was only with the 2016 vintage that the brothers Brand (Daniel and Jonas, the latter photo’d above) made their first Pet-Nats. They have quickly become, not iconic, but sorta... View Post