Arianna Occhipinti is from the Vittoria region of Southern Sicily. She has been making wine for ten years under the tutelage of her uncle, Giusto Occhipinti, who owns the well-known winery COS. She produces first rate wines from biodynamically grown local varieties such as Nero d’Avola and Frappato. In her mid-20s, Arianna already seems to [...]
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Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato Sicilia IGT 2006
Posted in Italy, Recommended, tagged Arianna Occhipinti, Frappato, Louis/Dressner Selections, Sicilan wine on July 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Domaine Richaud Côtes du Rhône Terres de Galets 2007
Posted in France, Recommended, tagged Arrowine, Côtes du Rhône, Chambers Street Wines, Domaine Richaud, Joe Dressner, Louis/Dressner Selections, Marcel Domaine Richaud, Terres de Galets on February 7, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Marie and Marcel run Domaine Richaud, with Marcel as winemaker and Marie as manager. Marcel makes some wonderful wines, mostly of the little known village appellation Cairanne. His estate is made up of plots inherited from his parents as well as rented parcels, so some grapes are sold to the local co-op or to négociants. His [...]
Bernard Baudry Chinon Rosé 2007
Posted in France, Recommended, tagged Bernard Baudry, Chinon, Loire Valley, Louis/Dressner Selections, Rosé Wine on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Being that I am a fan of Bernard Baudry’s Cabernet Francs and a rosé fan, I was very excited to find a few bottles of his rosé. Baudry was born into a family of winemakers in Cravant. He studied oenology at the Lycée de Beaune before returning to the Loire. He first worked as viticultural [...]
Louis/Dressner Selections
Posted in Wine Importers, tagged Biodynamic Wine, Joe Dressner, Louis/Dressner Selections, Natural Wine, New York, Wine Importer on May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Louis/Dressner Selections is a portfolio of over 60 vignerons fro France, Italy and Portugal. They are a partnership of Denyse Louis, a native Burgundian, Joe Dressner and Kevin McKenna. Collectively, They spend nearly nine months a year in Europe working with their growers and selecting wines for importation to America. They represent a group of [...]
