2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Vau de Vey Premier Cru Chablis
In 2014, as a capstone to a week’s vacation in Burgundy, my husband and I spent three days in Chablis. On one of those…
White Wines
2017 Collavini Ribolla Gialla Spumante Dosaggio Zero Millesimato
Like Collavini’s Brut version, this vintage sparkler is 100 percent Ribolla gialla grown in Manzano and Corno di Rosazzo, where the winery is located….
2018 Pisoni Millesimato Nature Trentodoc
Pisoni’s brut nature método classico sparkler is 100 percent Chardonnay that spends at least 28 months on lees. The wine is manually riddled and…
Jeeper Grand Assemblage Brut Champagne
Jeeper’s nonvintage brut is 60 percent Chardonnay, 25 percent Pinot noir, and 15 percent Meunier; a portion of the chardonnay was aged in oak…
2018 Collavini Ribolla Gialla Spumante Brut Millesimato
This sparkler is 100 percent Ribolla gialla grown in Manzano and Corno di Rosazzo, the home base of the producer, Collavini. The fruit is…
2021 Adami Prosecco Col Fondo Brut Nature Sui Lieviti Conegliano Valdobbiadene
Adami’s un-disgorged, sui lieviti wine is pale straw yellow and lightly cloudy, as expected. The aromas are at first grassy and herbaceous, suggesting something…
Il Conte Villa Prandone Método Ancestrale Fammattì Vino Bianco
It was hard to find detailed information about this pét-nat, which, along with a raft of other samples from this winery, does not appear…
2019 Gorka Izagirre Ama Bizkaiko Txakolina
The Hondarribi Zerratia grapes for the Ama cuvée were de-stemmed but then capped for carbonic maceration with a CO2 addition. After 12 hours the…
2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Côtes de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles
Fruit for Tablas Creek’s Côtes de Tablas white blend derives from their estate vineyards, which are farmed biodynamically and are now Regenerative Organic Certified….
2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles
The 2021 Patelin is a Rhône-style blend of 54 percent Grenache blanc, 29 percent Viognier, 9 percent Marsanne, 7 percent Roussanne, and 1 percent…
2020 1ngredient Viognier Ballard Canyon
1ngredient is a project of Beckmen Vineyards in Los Olives, Calif. This amber wine is 100 precent biodynamic Viognier, hand-picked, sorted, and fermented in…
Tarlant Zero Brut Nature Champagne
Twelfth generation grower-makers Benoit and Melanie Tarlant now manage Champagne Tarlant, which was founded in Oeuilly in 1687. This wine is a blend of…