La Stoppa “Ageno”, 2007

Exhilarating. Mouthwatering and grippy. What orange wine should be. Le Baratin, Belleville, Paris

Marc Barriot, “Le Trouble Fait”, Le Clot de L’Origine 2013

On the aged, unfiltered white wine kick, here’s another version: a 100% Muscat. Very, very dry with practically no … More

Acacia-barrel flower-melon madness! This is a tough one to figure out. Hard to tell if it’s more like Lillet or … More

Drinking this gave me incredible powers of lucidity and future recall. I also spoke in prose and saw the … More

I happened to run into Deirdre while she was doing a tasting at Streetcar. The first thing that came … More

The funny thing about Italian wine is that in a way it’s wonderfully predictable, clearly expressive, filled with straightforward … More

Summer. As it takes hold, you find yourself craving a cool glass of something tasty to ease into the heat. … More

Sherry wearing a honeysuckle hat while reading essays on existentialism. From an under appreciated area (Jura) often mislabeled as Burgundy, … More

Last night with friends in Paris Jan 7th, 2014 Incredible wine. A blend of savagnin and chardonnay- excellent with scallops!