The Latest From Some Good Wine

For some, today's newsletter may seem like deja vu as I have released "new" wines form this producer 3x thus far in 2022; seemingly a miracle as new releases tend to come out every 18 months or so.  But so far last...

This is not a Star Wars or Planet of the Apes set, but a photo from one of the most amazing, eyeball popping wine terroirs on the planet. Lanzarote, Canary Islands is a geographical amazement of millennium old, hot, black...

Natural wine....here's the thing: there is some really great stuff out there once you can get through the instagrammable bottles and names like "podfuck" in them.  I know, I know. I lead a double life in a sense, where on...

Raise your hand if you like nuns?Now raise your hand again if you like nuns who make wine going back to the 16th century?And raise your hand a third time if you like skin contact wine from Italy done in ancient methods?And...

If I have to hear another request for the new vintage of Jean-Marc Pillot, I might just write a newsletter about it.  Here we go:  There are so many things to love about Jean Marc Pillot, but two things in particular really stand out....

It's that time of year again:  Brunello pre-sale, Brunello pre-sale!!  The below is a mix from the esteemed 2018 vintage with older and riserva releases.   Brunello tends to be a bit polarizing, not sure why but I strive every day to...

Happy Valentine's Day to those who celebrate!  Amateur night if you ask me.  Real couples with 3 kids, use this time to put the kids to bed a little early and maybe watch 3/4 of a movie.  Anyway, today's producer is...

This is one of two newsletters of the year for this winery, which we can't seem to keep on the shelves and everyone keeps asking for more of.  Even though the arrival date is later in March, these are going to go fast when...

"Hard work. Subtle tweaks. Responsible farming. An uncompromising dedication to quality. Isabel Ferrando keeps doing things the right way, and her wines are dramatic proof.”  —James Molesworth, WineSpectator “Proprietress Isabel Ferrando has taken her Saint Prefert estate to France’s highest...