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…
White Wines
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…
2021 Drusian Prosecco Brut Nature Sui Lieviti Conegliano Valdobbiadene
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Sui Lieviti wines are always 100 percent Glera, hand-harvested. The wines earn their sparkle in the bottle (versus autoclave tank, where most…
2021 Troon Vineyard White Blend Druid’s Fluid Applegate Valley
Troon’s biodynamic white Druid’s Fluid is a blend of 65 percent Vermentino, 22 percent Marsanne, and 13 percent Roussanne. The Vermentino was foot trodden,…
2020 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit Blanc de Tablas Paso Robles
Tablas Creek’s flagship white blend leans on Roussanne (46 percent), with healthy doses of Grenache blanc (28 percent) and Picpoul (14 percent), and smaller…
2021 Il Conte Villa Prandone Aurato Valerio Pecorino
I love Pecorino. It doesn’t get enough play. Here, Il Conte Villa Prandone has vinified it cold, in stainless steel, to preserve the delicate…