Svelte, balanced and fleshy… I’m a sucker for Pinot Noir. I greedily horde the best bottlings. Sometimes I hang out in my cellar, in the dark, with my Pinot Noir. My preciousssss… But mostly I drink them. No other single variety speaks of its birthplace the way Pinot does – a vinous umbilical chord stretching [...read more]

Gramenon’s Sierra du Sud bottling is a single varietal wine – 100% Syrah, aged in used oak for 7 to 8 months (depending on the vintage). This is a terroir and fruit lightning bolt that everybody should have a shot at tasting. But with only five cases available in Vermont (and they’re all right here [...read more]