08 Jan The events of the last few days have made even more people reach out to us about this shirt. We were sold out, but here we go – ONE FINAL CALL to show your pride in the greatest, smallest growers... View Post
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