A blend of 80% Xarel-lo and 20% Malvasía de Sitges. The Xarel-lo comes from 50-year-old vines planted on chalky and clay soils, while the Malvasía was planted by Ramon and Jordi in 1996 on very deep alluvial loam and slate soils. Fermented and aged for six months in 100-year-old concrete tanks with...

Outrageously delicious, fruity (feinherb) Riesling from this woman-owned micro-estate working on the natural end of the spectrum, sourced from absurdly steep terraces in the far northern Mosel, mostly from Winningen and Kobern. Spontaneous fermentation, no chaptalization, no fining, no additions or...

40% Ginestra, 40% Biancatenera, and 20% Pepella. The grapes come from 5 different parcels totaling 1.2 hectares, between 270 and 600m, with soil rich in volcanic pumice. The vines are planted in pergola and range from 25-100+ years old. The Harvest was very low yields of 2,200 kg/ha (about 17 hl/ha...

100% Sangiovese from three vineyards parcels between 150m and 350m above sea level, with a north/northeast exposure.  One is clay-limestone, one is red clay with high spungone content, and the last is clay-limestone with veins of spungone. Vines are approximately 40 years old. The grapes were...

A fun, delicious, and light wine made from plots from the same zone as A Merced.  The wine is made mostly of Mencia, with about thirty per cent of white grapes in the blend. Like all other of their Bierzo wines, it is foot-trodden, and here the blend of grapes is co-fermented, with the must added...

La Rina is 100% Slarina, another indigenous Piedmontese variety that had nearly disappeared.  Fabrizio is a believer in this grape and he planted nearly a hectare and half of it in 2013.  With such a large surface area (for Slarina), he jokes, "I am the most important producer of Slarina in the...

100% Catarratto grapes, sourced from a single vineyard located in the Abbadessa district in Marsala, with the presence of clay and a substrate of sedimentary rock (limestone).Direct pressing of the grapes with hyperoxidation of the must, 50% chestnut, 50% steel. One year in tanks and more than two...

Tempranillo with a little bit of Viura from vines that are around 35 years old on a mix of clay and limestone soils. Grapes are de-stemmed and fermented in cold temperatures from native yeasts. A slight maceration before the end of fermentation helps to make a delicate and fresh wine; no oak is...

Grenache (42%), Syrah (38%), and Mourvèdre (20%) grown in three sites - from Sonoma to the Yorkville Highlands, and further north at Alder Springs in Mendocino County. These rocky, coastal, and high-elevation vineyards produce a vibrant and concentrated Rhone-inspired blend. The fruit was foot...

Certified organic viticulture. The vines were planted during the 1960’s in Comblanchien. This lieu-dit is located at the top of the slope, facing east with white stony soils over limestone bedrock. The vines are trimmed by hand, leaving a high canopy. 100% whole cluster, indigenous yeast...

Again from the Contrada San Nicola vineyard, outside the village of Mazara del Vallo in western Sicily, we find Nero d’Avola vines tended to by the ever thoughtful Sala sisters. The vines are just 15 years old on average but the wine is ever complex. While some Nero d’Avola wines can be on the...