Domaine de Montrieux, “Le Verre des Poètes”, 2012

Smells of salted pig, tastes of sour cranberry, smoky with a fantastically earthy texture but still pretty light in … More

Marie & Vincent Tricot “Les Marcottes”, 2013

If you can get your hands on this, you should. These are the grapes from their oldest vineyard, which … More

Elegant, sensual, slightly restrained but with nice clarity and focus. Balanced out more like a Priorat (not surprisingly, Bertrand … More

This was a special gift bottle and the night was cold and crappy, so it seemed logical to transport. Didn’t … More

Yesterday I ate a jackfruit, and tonight I tried this wine. They’re remarkably similar: something between a pickled onion, pineapple … More

What to order for a group of curious wine people? A magnum of Olivier Cousin’s wine. Expressive? More like attitude, … More

Don’t drink wine? Drink bad wine? Breaking out of your old Merlot/Pinot Grigio habit might seem scary, but my bet is you’re drinking … More

Another stunner from Loire legend Robinot. This guy lives natural wine- he listens to the grapes as they ferment, … More

WINE STOP STAGE TOUR LOCATION WINE REGION STYLE or GRAPE F 15 Tallard/NimesCarcassonne Languedoc-Roussillon & Provence Grapes: Rosés made from … More

Of all the Chinons I’ve had, this one was “meh”.