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Things People Like about Natural Wines: Part 9 Patrick Cappiello of Pearl and Ash

Posted July 8, 2013 · Add Comment

You don’t have to look around much to find some hype about the wine list Patrick Cappiello has put together at Pearl & Ash. The list is full of gems the mainstream world drools over, plenty of fancy Bordeaux and Burgundy at very reasonable markups. Patrick has also received some attention for his laid back […]

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Pet Nat Disgorgement with Colombaia

Posted April 16, 2013 · Add Comment

Pet Nat, short for Petillant Natural (Natural Sparkling Wine) is one of our favorite kinds of natural wine. A Pet Nat is distinguished from Champagne in that nothing at all is added to it. The fermentation starts in a tank and then the juice is transferred to bottle where it finishes fermenting. The bubble is […]

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Interview with Castello di Tassarolo

Posted February 21, 2013 · Add Comment

On our recent trip to Italy, we did this brief interview with Henry and Massimilliana of Castello di Tassarolo winery. We talked all about what it’s like to work biodynamically, with horses, and why they decided to make 3 cuvées with zero sulfur added. We were even graced by a trickle of rain during the […]

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Real Prosecco from Valdobbiadene

Posted January 29, 2013 · Add Comment

On our recent trip to Italy, we learned about a truly authentic and regional product heretofore unknown by the global market: Prosecco. You may think you’ve heard of Prosecco before, but in fact that sightly sweet, inoffensive bubbly beverage is a modern invention, targeted to capture a specific demographic, focus-group tested and marketed to the […]

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Domaine des Sablonettes Coteaux de Layon DI Offer

Posted September 25, 2012 · Add Comment

Christine and Joel Menard of Domaine des Sablonnettes have been making beautiful and affordable natural wines in Anjou for over 20 years now. Their simple yet elegant fruitiness and affordability have become many people’s introduction to natural wines. For more on their philosophy, check out this video interview we shot with them in 2011. Few […]

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The Inside Scoop on the J&F Fall Portfolio Tasting

Posted September 10, 2012 · Add Comment

Our portfolio tasting is coming up! We’ll be there bright and early (starting at 10 am) September 12th, and we wanted to share with you, members of the trade, a few of the surprises wines we’ve got in store for you. The tasting will be your only chance to taste these wines until they arrive […]

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Champagne Now Affordable for the 99% at Corkbuzz Wine Studio!

Posted July 25, 2012 · Add Comment

Laura Maniec has been one of our favorite sommeliers for a long time now. She’s the youngest master sommelier ever, and now that she’s got Corkbuzz Wine Studio going, she’s decided to make her mark on the New York City wine scene with her latest endeavor, the Champagne Campaign. Laura thinks not enough people drink […]

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Natural Wine from Oregon! Montebruno Wine Co.

Posted April 11, 2012 · Add Comment

We are very excited to announce the latest addition to our portfolio- Montebruno Wine Co in Oregon! We taste a lot of domestic wines these days, and were pleasantly surprised to taste these wines a few months ago and to discover the purity of fruit unsullied by the taste of oak. From the first sniff […]

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Help Support Small Wine Importers and Distributors!

Posted March 6, 2012 · Add Comment

Today the New York wine industry is afire with discussion about an “At Rest” provision of the 2012 New York State alcoholic beverage control act. The two largest corporate distributors of wine and spirits are lobbying for this change in the hopes of destroying all the competition they face from small to mid-size importers and […]

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