Romano Dal Forno turned Valpolicella from an easy weeknight red into one of Italy's most obsessive wines
The half-bottle format makes it perfect for a dessert course or after-dinner contemplation without committing to a full bottle
Vinatigo has worked to recover almost extinct Canary Island grape varieties
and a silky finish that keeps you coming back for more
where the Pellé family has been quietly making some of the Loire's most rewarding wines
Petit-Roy, Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc Les Combottes, 2023 grower Romano Dal Forno turned ValpolicellaPernand Vergelesses sits in the fold of the Corton hill, cooler and later ripening than its famous neighbors, which is exactly why its whites keep such cut. Les Combottes is a southwest facing hillside parcel on well draining clay a cool site even for Pernand farmed sustainably by a grower who sells to Seiichi Saito. Saito trained at Bize, Mugnier, Rousseau and Leflaive before founding Petit Roy in 2017, and this gets the house treatment for whites: a