01
Aug
burning the playbook 2017 ~Pur~ from the Brothers Brand The direct translation of “Pur” is the following: “pure, neat, sheer.” Every definition would apply perfectly to the 0-sulfur wines from brothers Daniel and Jonas Brand. Already well known for their... View Post
10
Jul
the advantages of time and space 2016 J.B. Becker Hans-Josef Becker (pictured above) works at his own damn pace. Becker’s wines come to the market nearly always a year (or more) behind everyone else’s wines. If this can sometimes be... View Post
pet-nat ultra-light volume 2 the brothers Brand the new vintage and the laws of anti-gravity The cool climate of the northern Pfalz, and the organic, bio-D, natural ferment hocus-pocus of the brothers Brand, all come together to craft one of... View Post
05
Mar
Ulrich – call him “Ulli” – Stein is one of our most beloved growers. Honestly, he’s a father-figure to me. He has been one of the most important growers for me in so many ways that expand beyond wine and... View Post
13
Feb
Rosé offers are the wine world’s own special version of consumerism gone mad. Like Christmas displays at department stores, every year the shit comes earlier and earlier. It’s a bit ludicrous and we all know it, but here we are. With... View Post
16
Aug
2016 Seehof: the breakthrough vintage Florian Fauth’s wines have always been good. They should be: Florian has amazing terroir and he’s the brother-in-law of Klaus Peter Keller, the Rheinhessen’s reigning king. Yet for the last few years,... View Post
29
Jun
2016 Lauer: the ringing purity of the saar Lauer has gone from cult to established blue-chip estate. That’s good. Yet every year we get more orders and (note this) roughly the same amount of wine. That’s not... View Post
20
Jun
the cool-climate, mountain finesse of the Mosel, in a rosé This rosé is singular. Literally. In an ocean of rosés from the warmest wine making regions on earth (Italy, Spain, CA, Provence), the Mosel’s joyful... View Post