These two whites from Vietti are outstanding values; they are keenly priced, but equally stand out for the quality on show. I am yet to encounter an Arneis that I rate as highly as this, and while there may be other examples of Timorasso of a similar quality, they tend to be in a richer, late harvest style. Conse...
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“By now I have run out of superlatives for Vajra. Suffice it to say these are some of the finest, artisan wines being made in Piedmont today. At a time when prices for so many wines are skyrocketing out of control, Vajra's prices are a breath of fresh air. The Barolos are made in contemporary traditional style, with longish fermenta...
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I have tasted many examples of Albariño, the majority of which are made in an uncomplicated style; fresh, citrussy and unoaked. Whilst often pleasant and refreshing, they rarely demonstrate the potential that this grape is capable of in the right hands. Enter Zárate, one of the oldest producers in Rías Baixas, the home of Al...
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Every once in a while, we are stopped in our tracks by a wine that confounds, impressing way beyond expectation. Such an occurrence recently happened while I was tasting through a swathe of white Burgundy. Out of a sea of similarity emerged a wine of exquisite singularity. Domaine Feuillat-Juillot was not an estate known to me but I sensed immed...
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Somehow Sergio Germano’s wines seem to linger a little under the radar, which is more than a little surprising given the endorsements they have started to attract from key critics.
Every time I visit, I feel like things have moved forward – the winemaking has certainly evolved here, as at many addresses, and today ...
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A couple of weeks ago, we were joined in our tasting room by Justine Feraud, who was showing us two vintages of her new Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Porte Rouge.
You may well recognise the name Feraud as Justine is the daughter of Laurence Feraud, owner and winemaker of Domaine du Pegau, one of the most consistently outs...
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