The 40-year-old vines growing at the Iole Rabasco estate in Abruzzo, Italy—where Cancelli Rosato is produced—are almost all montepulciano. They’re worked by hand and never treated with chemicals. The result is a low-intervention wine (no added sulfur and no filtering, with spontaneous filtration) that’s bright and lively, with notes of red currants and strawberries and just a little acidity. Slightly chilled, it makes for a …
In 2016, in the palpable heat of a New York City summer, Todd Cavallo and Crystal Cornish shed themselves of a collective 30 years of city living for a new life upstate—one where they’d operate their own farm and vineyard and produce their own wine. Today, the pair runs the four-hectare sustainable farm “experiment,” officially titled Wild Arc Farm, in Pine Bush, New York. Their grapes …
One of the most renowned winemakers in the world, Gérard Bertrand has a portfolio that acts as a representation of Languedoc’s terroir. Among the vines of southern France since age 10, Bertrand has an active approach to understanding what makes great wine. He continues to develop his estates, never settling for anything less than the best. In fact, Bertrand is considered a visionary across appellation, …
