06 Oct Erik Longabardi (pictured above, center with the glasses) and Benford Lepley (on the left) are doing something just utterly soulful and inspiring out of Erik’s tiny garage in Roslyn and it registers, quite obviously, if you’re paying any attention at... View Post
04 Oct (If you already know everything about Lukas Hammelmann, and just want to know everything (and more?) about the current releases, click here.) Lukas Hammelmann is from Zeiskam and Zeiskam is only good for… OK, so you got that part already.... View Post
07 Sep For over five years now, vom Boden has been offering an unparalleled deep dive into one of the most magical and curious facets of German wine culture: the German wine auctions. These auctions, held once a year in the fall... View Post
02 Sep The German wine auctions, held once a year in the fall – normally in September or November – are little understood in the U.S. While the easy selling line is something like, “this is your chance to buy the greatest... View Post
31 Aug This week the trumpeter and bandleader Jaimie Branch passed away. I never met her, but the words spoken in tribute this week by her loved ones and through her music it is clear that she was a person with an... View Post
22 Aug We are excited to announce our entire Austrian portfolio has just landed. We have, perhaps never(?), had this much Austrian wine in stock at one time; it is a veritable smorgasbord. It also only consists of eight unique bottlings from... View Post
18 Aug 2021 Lauer Collection and Vineyard Tour Tasting through Lauer’s collection I was startled, once again, by how singular Florian’s style is. The wines have texture and (apparent) weight, yet, somehow the second they make contact with your palate they... View Post
08 Aug Cheap and cheerful, yes… but also soulful and honest. I loathe this sort of thing, but the truth is (thank you broken world logistics) a bunch of wines just arrived and a few of them truly are perfect for this... View Post