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
21 Sep The German wine auctions are a celebration both of the magic of wine (see our previous posts in the Newsfeed) and a celebration of community – the community of growers as well as the world-wide community of German wine fans.... View Post
15 Sep “If a man dies young, the people will say he drank himself to death. But an old man who lives a long life, the people will say he is preserved by the alcohol.” -Ewald I left New York City in... 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
02 Sep This is Ulli Stein’s home, “Haus Waldfrieden,” a hotel built in the late 19th century at the top of a vineyard called “Hölle” (hell). It is an amazing place, isolated above the village with only forests and vineyards as neighbors.
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