This is the only white wine Berthaut-Gerbet produces. The soil is alluvial and quite white, located just near les Crais. Whole-cluster pressing, indigenous yeast fermentation that begins in steel tanks (30%) and finishes in barrel (25% new).

The viticulture at Domaine Eden is approached with the same level of naturalness and sustainability as Mount Eden’s estate vineyards. The soils here, however, are different from the estate’s Franciscan shale so even though Domaine Eden is a mere mile away “as the crow flies”, the wines express more...

90% Nerello Mascalese/10% other local varieties. Pirrera is a single site at 850 meters on the north side or versante nord of Mt. Etna; its name is rooted in the particularly rocky nature of the vineyard. The vineyard had been abandoned decades before Acosta began its rehabilitation. The planting...

100% Pinot Noir. "Petraea" is a réserve perpetuelle, originally begun by Francis in the 1990’s when he was still the winemaker for his family’s Domaine Raymond Boulard. After he split from the family, he and daughter Delphine decided to start a new version of Petraea in 2012, the first year of...

Marcarini is its own cru, a cooler, southeast-facing site on the other side of the hill from Casot. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, with an extended maceration of 60 days. Aged in 1000-3000L oak botti for 2 years, followed by 6 months in bottle.

This is one of the only Pouilly-Fuisse that Saumaize-Michelin makes from the village of Solutre. They have a .25 hectare parcel with south east exposure and 45 year old vines. The vines are at about 300 meters altitude compared to Vergisson where the average is 370 meters high. The subsoil here is...

A co-harvest of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and a little Sangiovese from a west-facing site planted in pergola in 1965.  This is a fairly fertile plot, less calcareous than the vineyards that make the red Bardolino Classico wines at his home vineyard. The must macerates one night on its skins in...

This Carmenere is sourced from two sections of Invina Batuco vineyard in the Maule Valley of Chile. The Batuco Vineyard is a thirty-year-old vineyard site that is own-rooted and  situated in a small sub-valley on the eastern side of coastal mountains. 85% Carmenere, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Syrah...

Dits del Terra gets its name from the gnarled, nearly 85-year-old vines of Carinyena that look like ancient fingers clawing into the schist soils of this site near the village of Torroja. This is one of the first vineyards that Dominik and his then partner, Eben Sadie, acquired. Grapes are hand...

River's Edge Vineyard (named for its proximity to the Mokelumne River) is a biodynamically farmed site in the Clements Hills aub-AVA. The Sangiovese vines at River's Edge were planted in the early 2000's in deep, sandy soils. The wine was fermented semi-carbonically in stainless steel for 10-days...

Château Mourre du Tendre tends 3ha of vines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the lieu-dits of Le Crau, La Guigasse and Saintes-Vierges – all sandy terroirs. While primarily Grenache, planted in 1929 and 1945, there is a small portion of Mourvedre that Jacques Paumel added in 1967 to compliment the final...

• Ganko is another nickname that Olivier has acquired, but this one came from his Japanese importer. It means “stubborn,” which is a useful trait for any outsider, especially one making wine his own way in Rioja. Ganko comes from a site at 600 meters in elevation near the village of Cárdenas in...

Vermell is a blend featuring 70% Garnacha Tintorera – a 19th-century, French crossing of Garnacha and Aramon Noir that was widely planted after phylloxera, 25% Mando and for this particular vintage, 5% Arcos. Hand harvested, destemmed, and fermented by natural yeasts in stainless steel tanks and...

85% Zweigelt, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Zweigelt is grown on very cold vineyard site called Tanzer in Langenlois, primarily rock, and Cabernet Sauvignon is grown on Loess soil with calcareous inclusions. Zweigelt was pressed as Rosé, skins of Cabernet Sauvignon were added to the fermenting juice. 10...

100% Chardonnay from a vineyard dating to 1593. The vines grow at mid-slope in a cool, west facing site where a thin layer of silt covers active limestone. Spontan fermentation, aged on the lees for 1yr in barrique. The wine is pure stones in the nose, fruit wrapped up in steel threads, and a laser...