The vines are around 80 years old and ungrafted
and the latest harvest on record
a grape producing fuller-bodied whites with notable aging potential—floral notes
Chinola delivers the essence of Caribbean passion fruit without compromise
Hungary’s smallest (and very distinctively volcanic) appellation in the western part of the country
Danilo Thomain, Valle d'Aosta Enfer d'Arvier, 2024 SO061826 Pax The vines are around 80By all accounts, this wine shouldn't be here not in New York, maybe not even in Aosta. Danilo Thomain farms just 2. 5 acres of brutally steep terraces inside the Enfer d'Arvier amphitheater, a sun blasted bowl of vines (the name means "Hell of Arvier") perched above the Dora Baltea river at roughly 2,200 2,600 feet (680 800 meters). He's effectively the lone independent voice in this tiny Alpine DOC. Petit Rouge leads the blend, rounded out with a