You can call this “sauvage” in French or “wild” in English…but it will answer to either...
Domaine de Dionysos, Cairanne (Rhône Valley) 2014
This is obviously a “prestige” bottling of Cairainne, sold in a big bottle at a premium price. The wine...
Domaine Wilfried, Cairanne (Rhône Valley) 2015
A biodynamically-farmed wine that shows serious treatment in the cellar as well as the vineyard, with a firm tannic spine...
Domaine de la Gayere, Cairanne (Rhône Valley) 2014
Although quite rich, this is very sexy and soft in texture. Wines of this size with this textural character are...
Domaine Brusset, Cairanne (Rhône Valley) 2015
This isn’t as big a wine as this excellent producer’s Gigondas bottlings, but there’s no doubt that it...
Domaine Juliette Avril, Cairanne (Rhône Valley) 2014
Evidence indicates that almost all of this wine is sold locally, but that’s really just one more reason to travel...
Domaine les Hautes Cances, Cairanne (Rhône Valley) 2014
Not for no reason is the word “Tradition” attached to this wine, which is an exciting throwback bottling with...
Cairanne: The Rhône Valley’s Newest Appellation
Three decades is not a long time when considered in relation to wine history--even modern wine history. During this...
Re-Thinking the Southern Rhône Hierarchy
Of the many impressions and conclusions that I derived from a full week of intensive tastings in France’s Rhône...
Roger Goulart, Cava (Catalonia, Spain) 2014
Rather deeply colored in the more traditional Spanish style for Rosé wines (most producers are shifting toward much paler...
Mistingueit, Cava (Catalonia, Spain) 2013
Stored on its lees for 18 months after the second fermentation, this is a wine of quite good quality finished at 9 grams of...
Mistingueit, Cava (Catalonia, Spain) 2014
Made entirely from the local Trepat variety (relatively recently revived), this shows pale salmon color in accord with the new...